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Simon Clarke MP

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Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland and Minister of Stateat the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid 'Terminal' Decline
Political parties
Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid "Terminal" Decline
A Tory campaign group is launching a bid to improve the party's offer to young people and avoid what it warns could be "terminal defeat" for the Conservatives.
Tory MPs Cling To Hope That Calls For Rishi Sunak To Go Will Not 'Cut Through' To Voters
Home affairs
By Tom Scotson and Zoe Crowther
Tory MPs Cling To Hope That Calls For Rishi Sunak To Go Will Not "Cut Through" To Voters
A number of Conservative MPs are holding on to hope that former cabinet minister Simon Clarke's call for Rishi Sunak to be replaced as Prime Minister will not "cut through" with voters and have at least "united" most wings of the Conservative Party against another leadership election.
Tory MPs Continue To Pressure Rishi Sunak For Tax Cuts As He Plans Big Reset
Economy
Tory MPs Continue To Pressure Rishi Sunak For Tax Cuts As He Plans Big Reset
Conservative MPs have accused the government of getting the “balance wrong” between aiming to slow inflation and holding back on tax cuts ahead of the Autumn Statement.
Tories Are Torn Between The NIMBY Faithful And Voters Who Are Desperate For Houses
Political parties
Tories Are Torn Between The NIMBY Faithful And Voters Who Are Desperate For Houses
The Conservative party has found itself at a crossroads on housebuilding, and whichever way they turn they risk alienating voters.

Delivering the Levelling Up Bill must be a priority
Communities
By Cllr Martin Hill
Delivering the Levelling Up Bill must be a priority
We are still less than a month into the new government but it has already shown it wants a clean break from the past, having been quick off the blocks to announce the energy bill price cap followed by a mini-Budget.
Chancellor's Fiscal Event Will Be 'Game-Changing' Cabinet Minister Claims
Economy
Chancellor's Fiscal Event Will Be "Game-Changing" Cabinet Minister Claims
The government's much-awaited fiscal event will be “game-changing”, a Cabinet minister has claimed, predicting new interventions would stimulate “growth” and “protect the living standards of those at all points on the income spectrum”.
Levelling Up Secretary Says Fracking Could Be Necessary To Overcome Energy Crisis
Communities
Levelling Up Secretary Says Fracking Could Be Necessary To Overcome Energy Crisis
Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke has said the controversial practice of fracking should be "looked at" as part of new measures to diversify the UK's energy supply.
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Being 'Extremely Aggressive' During Tory Leadership Debate
Economy
By John Johnston
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Being "Extremely Aggressive" During Tory Leadership Debate
Conservative leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has been accused of being "extremely aggressive" and "mansplaining" during a fiery TV debate with fellow contender Liz Truss.
Senior Tory Accuses Boris Johnson Critic Of “Very Serious Mistake” Over Missing Vote
Political parties
Senior Tory Accuses Boris Johnson Critic Of “Very Serious Mistake” Over Missing Vote
A senior minister has defended Boris Johnson’s decision to strip the Conservative whip from one of his biggest critics after they were stuck abroad and unable to take part in a Commons vote.
Minister Says It's 'Extremely Unlikely' Public Sector Workers Will See Double Figure Pay Rises
Transport
Minister Says It's "Extremely Unlikely" Public Sector Workers Will See Double Figure Pay Rises
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke has said it is “extremely unlikely” that public sector workers will be awarded pay rises in line with inflation this year.
Government Will Confirm In 'The Next Few Days' If Mandatory Jabs For NHS Staff Will Be Dropped
Coronavirus
Government Will Confirm In "The Next Few Days" If Mandatory Jabs For NHS Staff Will Be Dropped
Government will decide whether to reverse its controversial policy on mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff in England “in the course of the next few days”.
A Former Government Minister Is Leading Calls By Tory MPs For Boris Johnson Not To Put The Country Back Into Lockdown
Coronavirus
A Former Government Minister Is Leading Calls By Tory MPs For Boris Johnson Not To Put The Country Back Into Lockdown
The former minister Simon Clarke is leading calls by Tory MPs for the country not to be put back into a full lockdown amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Minister defends coronavirus ‘sex ban’ after senior Tory MP calls it ‘ridiculous’
Coronavirus
Minister defends coronavirus ‘sex ban’ after senior Tory MP calls it ‘ridiculous’
Housing minister Simon Clarke has defended coronavirus restrictions which have been labelled a “sex ban” after a senior Tory MP called them “ridiculous”.