All articles written by Damian Green on PoliticsHome.com

21 Oct 2025 Economy

Let’s be brave and admit we can't go on like this – the triple lock must go

There are times in politics when thinking the unthinkable becomes not only possible but necessary. When absolute axioms that have not been challenged for years become simply wrong. Politics is not maths: the facts can change. I believe we have reached that point with the triple lock on the state pension.

21 Oct 2025 Economy

Former Tory Cabinet Minister Calls For Pensions Triple Lock To Be Scrapped

A former senior Conservative minister has said the pensions triple lock has “served its purpose” and should be replaced.

22 Nov 2023 Political parties

Tory MPs Flock To Moderate Wing To Resist Scrapping Of Human Rights Laws

The One Nation group of moderate Conservative MPs has seen its membership increase in recent weeks as they prepare to push back against calls for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ignore human rights law.

03 Nov 2023 Culture

Government Has Already Started Hiring For Senior Football Regulator Role

A senior role in the Civil Service to kickstart an independent football regulator has already closed its application process, as a Bill to reform the sport is widely expected to be included in the King's Speech next week.

01 Oct 2023 Political parties

Claiming the centre ground - the Damian Green interview

Are the One Nation Conservatives quietly shifting the Tory Party’s politics back to the centre ground? Rob Merrick meets Damian Green to hear how they are influencing the party behind the scenes.

24 Jun 2023 Political parties

Tories Are Desperate To Offer "Hope" As Party Moves On From Boris Johnson Era

Moderate Conservative MPs are keen to find new ways to offer "hope" to voters as the chaotic hold former prime minister Boris Johnson has over the party finally seems to have abated.

01 Mar 2023 Culture

Government must step up support for vital local journalism as more readers move online

One of the strengths of select committees is their ability to shine a light on some aspects of life which are wrongly neglected.

Top Stories: Rishi Sunak's Northern Ireland Deal Hits Resistance, Ministers Blamed For NHS Walkouts

20 Feb 2023 Health

Rishi Sunak is facing inevitable resistance over his plans to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol after the DUP indicated it would not support a new deal.

10 Jan 2023 Health

Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS

One side-effect of the current enormous pressure on the NHS has been a recognition that if you do not fix social care you cannot fix the health service.

03 Mar 2022 Foreign affairs

Senior Tory Says UK's Ukrainian Refugee Policy “Doesn’t Cut It” As Crisis Escalates

Exclusive: Priti Patel needs to publish plans to allow Ukrainians without family ties in the UK to come here now as the existing policy “doesn't cut it”, former deputy Prime Minister Damian Green has told PoliticsHome.

08 Jan 2022 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.