Daily Telegraph MICHAEL FABRICANT The Prime Minister has had a tough 2017. A squandered majority, PR disasters and a delicate Brexit process which has seen her attacked from all sides. The received wisdom has it she won?t lead the Conservatives into the next General Election. But other Prime Ministers and political leaders would have already […]

The Guardian Michael Fabricant My red lines are the freedom to agree trade worldwide, control over our borders, and supremacy of our law. Today?s agreement meets those tests The deal sealed on Friday morning in Brussels and first heralded by the tweet of a puff of white smoke is ? as all deals are ? […]

The UK should follow Trump’s lead and move the British embassy to Jerusalem Michael Fabricant MP When my father served in the British Army during World War II, he witnessed some of the Nazi atrocities and remained in the Army after the war, posted to Jerusalem, the headquarters of the British Mandate of Palestine. He […]

Let’s crack on and pay the £40bn Brexit bill, as long as we’re not taken for a ride Michael Fabricant It has been widely reported that the UK is offering a ‘divorce bill’ of between £40 and £50 billion to the EU in exchange for progress on trade talks. Unsurprisingly, this news is being met […]

Give rail users compensation for persistent delays Michael Fabricant Railway Season ticket holders are being ripped off on routes where there are constant delays and it?s time for the Department of Transport to take action. Train delays are sometimes inevitable. When customers are delayed for 30 minutes or longer, they are entitled compensation. But this […]

Restaurants should not be able to hide hygiene ratings Michael Fabricant Summer is here. For many people, that means more meals out – often in towns they have not visited before. Unfortunately, restaurant-goers in England are being short-changed by a lack of hygiene transparency. Food hygiene in the UK is regulated by the Food Standards […]

Airlines must be forced to be fair on fuel surcharges Michael Fabricant With the summer now upon us, the holiday rush has begun. Airports are packed as millions of Brits jet off for their vacations abroad. Families across the country work hard to pay for these holidays, which can sometimes cost several thousand pounds. However, […]

Theresa May could teach Jeremy Corbyn a thing or two about standing up against racism Michael Fabricant It would be an understatement to say it has been an eventful year for the Prime Minister. From the barnstorming party conference speeches last autumn and double digit poll leads this spring to a crushing election that saw […]

Brexit and Hope are the tools we Tories need to crush Jeremy Corbyn Michael Fabricant CONSERVATIVE MP FOR LICHFIELD AND FORMER VICE-CHAIRMAN, CAMPAIGNING The political narrative has been turned on its head over the last month. At the first Prime Minister?s Questions since the election, it wasn?t the Conservatives who cheered Jeremy Corbyn as he […]

Hard Brexit will let liberalism thrive in Britain, not snuff it out Michael Fabricant Conservative MP for Lichfield It has become fashionable among some of the young and the habitu?s of Islington wine bars to convince themselves that enthusiasts for Brexit (with the exception, perhaps, of Jeremy Corbyn) are both illiberal and reactionary. I was […]