A debate will take place in the House of Commons today on proposals to limit housing benefit changes proposed by a backbench Liberal Democrat MP. The Liberal Democrats have never demanded the restoration of the spare room subsidy in private and have campaigned for its abolition in public. The housing benefit bill ballooned under Labour… Read more

The UK’s GDP has been significantly revised up by the Office for National Statistics. Growth since 2010 is now 1 per cent higher than previously thought, showing that the Conservative long-term plan is building a stronger and healthier economy. This encouraging news is further evidence that the Conservative long-term economic plan to secure a healthy… Read more

The UK has moved up a place to 9th in the rankings of the best places to do business in the world – meaning more jobs and a better future for families. It is great news that Britain is becoming an even better to place to start and run a business because that helps get… Read more

A report by the National Audit Office has found that the proportion of 16-18 year olds not in employment, education or training is lowest since records began. Conservatives welcome this news that means more of our young people are fulfilling their potential. Conservatives are doing all we can to help the next generation get on… Read more

Our Armed Forces are smaller than they have been for a very long time. In terms of quality and training they are second to none but do we have sufficient numbers to face the current threat. Budgets have been reducing and the number of soldiers, airmen and sailors have been in decline for over 25… Read more

Labour have no right to talk about young people’s living standards. In government they wrecked the economy. They left young people poorer, with huge government debts to repay, and an uncertain future ahead of them. And they now want to do it all again by raising taxes on jobs. When the Conservatives came to office… Read more