We need to know the risks and rewards of ending the coronavirus lockdown soon

The shocking news of the Prime Minister being in intensive care brings the nation together praying for his speedy recovery. This will take some time and he needs his ministerial team to rise more than ever to the challenge of getting us through and out of the crisis.

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My five-point plan for bolder and faster action to help business survive coronavirus

gine your worst nightmare, then the horror as you realize that it’s real. The economy is behaving like a critically ill Covid 19 victim. Cash is running out of both businesses and the overall economy in a dramatic way; in the same way that a severely ill Coronavirus patient struggles for air.

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It’s time to turn up the heat on the EU by accelerating our post-Brexit trade talks

As the clock struck 11pm last Friday night, I was on stage in Parliament Square in front of a sea of tens of thousands elated Brexit supporters. Looking at hundreds of large Union Jacks fluttering brightly against the night sky, I felt a rush of optimism and confidence about what lies ahead.

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