Damian Green MP

Conservative MP for Ashford

08 Jan Economy

Extending the Warm Home Discount will help more vulnerable families cope with soaring energy bills

New year, new crisis. That’s the conventional wisdom of the commentariat, although the likelihood that 2022 would be a year of high inflation has been obvious for many months.

03 Dec 2021 Home affairs

Priti Patel Asks Tory MPs Not To Back Amendment To Landmark Immigration Bill

Home secretary Priti Patel has privately messaged Tory MPs as government concerns mount over the likelihood of large rebellions on votes around the Nationality and Borders Bill, which is due to return to Parliament next week.

23 Jun 2021 Communities

Planning reform need not be a battle between the north and south

Given how defensive many people feel about their green fields, the idea that they are under threat from remote officials applying a mutant algorithm is truly toxic.

07 May 2021 Health

2021 must be the year for action on social care

It is absolutely essential that the Queen’s Speech gives an assurance that we will see a fully worked-out and costed plan to put the social care sector on a sustainable path in 2021.

28 Apr 2021 Health

Investing in a healthier nation will make us more resilient to any future pandemic

A ten year ‘Health Improvement Plan’ backed with £3bn of new funding will transform the health of communities who have suffered most.

26 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

The tiered system must be fair, so should be applied at a local level

Constituents who have seen their local rate steadily decline since the start of the pandemic will feel let down if they are placed under tough lockdown restrictions next month. We must ensure the system is fair.

11 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Conservative pressure mounts for Boris Johnson to ditch ‘impossible’ two metre coronavirus rule

Boris Johnson is under growing Conservative pressure to reduce the two metre social distancing rule in a bid to save the hospitality industry and allow schools to reopen.

21 Jan 2020 Transport

The success of HS1 will be choked if ministers fail to commit new rolling stock

The popularity of HS1 has produced serious overcrowding and repeated delays, we need a quick resolution to avoid one of the few success stories of the rail industry becoming tarnished, writes Damian Green MP.