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Sir David Davis writes on using British oil and gas reserves to get to Net Zero
As published by the Sunday Express: IN A few days Boris Johnson will decide on the UK’s future energy policy, after what appears to have been a long-running battle with the Treasury. The policy will attempt three things. Secure our energy supplies. Protect families. And help us reach Net-Zero. It’s an immense set of challenges. […]
Sir David Davis writes for the Sunday Express about the issues with the Online Safety Bill
As published in The Sunday Express: At long last, the Government has published the much anticipated Online Safety Bill. The Secretary of State in charge of this Bill, Nadine Dorries, has put it at the heart of her agenda. As it stands, the Bill could be the biggest accidental curtailment of free speech in modern […]
Sir David Davis writes on why any company, working for oligarchs, found to be breaking rules must face the full force of the law
As published by The Sun: SIX weeks ago, I led a debate in the House of Commons about wealthy oligarchs abusing the UK’s legal system to ruthlessly crush their opponents. During that debate, my colleague, Bob Seely, named some of the London based firms offering their services to “some of the most unsavoury human beings […]
Sir David Davis writes on the Online Safety Bill
As published by The Mail on Sunday: Do you want Nick Clegg to be the supreme censor of what you write online? Because that could be the accidental effect of the Government’s new Online Safety Bill. It could make the former Deputy Prime Minister – now a multi-million-dollar-a-year Facebook executive – the overall arbiter of […]
Sir David Davis writes on the Abolition of Slave Trade
As published by Conservative Home: This week, David Lammy, wrote to the Government asking for a pardon of 70 slave rebel leaders involved in the 1823 Demerara rebellion. Lammy is right and his call is a sensible one. As he highlights, these were some of the pioneers of the continuing abolition movement. And their actions […]