Jesse Norman writes for The Telegraph.
To say that the 2024 general election was a disaster for the Conservative Party tests the art of political euphemism to its limits. The result has been to create a wasteland on the centre-Right of British politics.
Jesse Norman takes the opportunity of a Westminster Hall debate on water quality in rivers, lakes and seas to call on the Government look again at the plan for the River Wye and at least preserve the £35 million of funding pledged by the previous Government to support the restoration of the river.
Shadow Leader of the House Jesse Norman criticises the Government’s failure to manage the economy and calls for genuine leadership to stop taking politically driven measures that actively hurt the economy and instead address important issues like social care reform.
Jesse Norman uses the last Business Questions of the year to thank our armed forces, care workers and emergency services. He entertained MPs with historical anecdotes including Parliament’s outlawing of Christmas in the 1640s which led to the Plum Pudding Riots of 1647, and he concluded by suggesting Herefordshire cider as the perfect festive drink to celebrate Christmas.