I lobbied my party for years to have Conservative conferences brought to Manchester. Not only does it bring valuable business here, but more importantly, party conferences are a wonderful ‘shop window’showing the thousands of media and business people who attend, what a great city this is.
Tories must not let Europe tear us apartMPs and ministers should be free to campaign on the EU referendum as they choose, so we can all work better together afterwards
View from the 1922: Graham Brady on Europe, boundaries and dealing with Daveby David Singleton / 09 Jun 2015As the prime minister gets to grips with a slender majority, the chairman of the 1922 Committee is one of the most important men in the Commons
Yesterday the House of Commons voted in principle to recognise the right of the British people to decide our future relationship with the EU. In defeat, even Labour and the Liberal Democrats have come to their senses and recognised the democratic imperative that only the people can make such a fundamental decision about our democracy and self-determination.
