DEFRA announce emergency treatment for sugar beet crop Saturday, 9 January, 2021 DEFRA this week announced the emergency authorisation for the use of a neonicotinoid for the treatment of sugar beet. Considerable concern has been mounting amongst beet producers and sugar manufacturers that the crop would be devasted by the yellows virus if action was not taken. A number of other measures had been implemented by farmers to try stop the spread of the virus but these have had... News
Lockdown and New Financial Support 5th January 2021 Last night the Prime Minister addressed the nation, announcing a national lockdown, as he asked the British public to once again: stay at home, control the... News
Brexit and your business 5th January 2021 In order to prepare your business I have attached a guide to changes at the border. I have also included a list of helpful links as below: The Government has... News
UK announces overseas study scheme 4th January 2021 South West Norfolk MP Liz Truss has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new £100 million overseas study programme, named the Turing scheme, which will... News
Truss signs FTA with Turkey 29th December 2020 The UK and Turkey secure trade agreement in major win for UK automotive, manufacturing and steel industries. Today’s deal supports a trading partnership worth... News
Equality should be for everyone - not just for the woke warrior's favoured few - My article in the Daily Mail 27th December 2020 Growing up in Leeds in the 1980s and 1990s, I was struck by the lip service paid by politicians to equality while, in the real world, children from... Articles
We now have 61 trade deals worth £867bn - we've proved the naysayers wrong says - My article in the Express 26th December 2020 This rings true in what we have just agreed with our European friends, which delivers everything that the British public was promised in the referendum. As an... Articles
Truss welcomes increase to seasonal workers 22nd December 2020 DEFRA announced today the Seasonal Workers Pilot, which was originally launched in 2019, has been extended and expanded for an additional year with 30,000 visas... News
The new fight for fairness – My speech at the Centre for Policy Studies 17th December 2020 No matter your skin colour, sexuality, religion or anything else, the United Kingdom is one of the best places in the world to live. The British story has been... Speeches
Singapore deal will set new standards in free trade - My Article in The Times 11th December 2020 It is amazing to reflect that 60 years ago Singapore, with which the UK signed a deal this week, was little more than jungle. With its gleaming towers and... Articles
