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Like many of you, I’ve enjoyed taking our first tentative steps back to normality in the last couple of weeks. That has included a trip to the pub during a busy...

In the course of my working day in No 11 Downing Street many documents arrive on my desk for study and signature. The majority of them are about the nation’s...

It’s been wonderful to see children return to school in the last two weeks. Like many parents, I know how much my daughters have missed their classmates and...

In last week’s Budget, the three-part plan to protect and then grow our economy had the important role played by small and medium-sized business very much at...

Preparations for this week’s Budget – my second – were very different to a year ago. Last February I had been appointed to the role of Chancellor with just 26...

Right from the start of the pandemic I was acutely aware that our young people faced some of the greatest difficulties because of the economic crisis. That’s...

Since the start of coronavirus vaccinations in North Yorkshire I have remained in contact with the local teams responsible for what is the biggest programme of...

After a most challenging week for everyone and the start of a period of extended restrictions to curb the virus, I want to focus on the really positive news of...

As Christmas nears, never has it been more important to support our local independently-owned small businesses, especially in the retail sector. After such a...