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Today we are changing the Northern Ireland Protocol and announcing the new Windsor Framework.
This agreement:
🔁 Delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole UK
🇬🇧 Protects Northern Ireland’s place in our Union
✅ Safeguards sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland
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🧵We have replaced the original Northern Ireland Protocol and announced the new Windsor Framework.
What's changed? Firstly, the Green Lane
❌ Before: Lengthy paperwork
✅ Now: Simple digital declaration
We’ve removed any sense of a border in the Irish Sea.
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Great to hear that @OfficialHaribo have been able to protect all of their UK jobs through Coronavirus. Plus it gives me a good excuse to visit the factory… twitter.com/hmtreasury/sta…
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Great to speak to @hmtreasury this morning about our shared mission - to unite and level up the country. Now down to work. twitter.com/hmtreasury/sta…
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Final speech prep ahead of tomorrow’s Spending Review.
Watch live straight after PMQs #SR20
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1/ I’m announcing today that I’m expanding the Jobs Support Scheme.
Where the coronavirus restrictions legally require business premises to close, in any region or nation of the UK, we will help pay employees’ wages.
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Evening @Ed_Miliband 👋 think you forgot to tweet about the £18.6 million announced at #Budget2021 to help level up Doncaster through the Levelling Up Fund.
There's still time though, graphic here if you need it 👇
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We joke about not being able to do maths, but we’d never make a joke about not being able to read.
Our plans today bring us one step closer to changing our anti-maths mindset and ensuring every young person has the skills needed for a successful future.
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🏴Great to be at RAF Valley in Anglesey this evening, meeting some of the incredibly talented trainee engineers and pilots ✈️
Tomorrow I’ll be meeting @PrifWeinidog to discuss how we can work together to deliver for the people of Wales.
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To the workers who continue to help Britain battle coronavirus, thank you.
To those who have lost their lives, we won't forget you.
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Today is #YorkshireDay.
I couldn’t be prouder to have the support of my Richmond constituency and, in particular, the backing of my friend, mentor and one of Yorkshire’s greatest statesmen.
Watch @WilliamJHague below 👇
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Britain is a global leader when it comes to innovation. Our start-ups and businesses driving research and development are one of our great economic strengths.
That’s why today I’m launching a billion-pound support package for innovative firms hit by coronavirus. #FutureFund
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Do you know what matters to me?
Getting results for the British people 👇
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You have not been forgotten. We will not leave you behind. We are all in this together.
Information on all our business support schemes: businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-bu…
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Inflation down.
Debt falling.
Growth up.
A strong Budget from @Jeremy_Hunt for families struggling with the cost of living:
➡️ Helping parents with childcare costs
➡️ Continued support for energy bills
➡️ Supporting more people to find the jobs they want twitter.com/Jeremy_Hunt/st…
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I've updated my Twitter profile picture to encourage everyone to stay at home and protect our NHS.
You can help spread the word and download your own version here: dropbox.com/sh/yw986o9oy9u… #COVID19
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In January I set out how we would build a better future, ensuring your priorities are our priorities.
➡️ halve inflation
➡️ grow the economy
➡️ reduce debt
➡️ cut waiting lists
➡️ stop the boats
In the last few months we've worked to deliver on those promises.
This week ⬇️ 1/6
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Sign up to the campaign at Ready4Rishi.com
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⬆️ More than 72,000 individual restaurants registered
🔍 Over 3.3m searches on the restaurant finder
💷 50% off all day and night, £10 per person
😋 Unlimited Mon-Wed, no vouchers needed.
Eat Out to Help Out starts today: tax.service.gov.uk/eat-out-to-hel…
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Incredible work has gone into the UK’s first ever launch of an orbital satellite tonight.
Good luck to the entire team 🛰️ twitter.com/spacegovuk/sta…
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We’re providing a record £24 billion for the defence budget over the next four years. We will:
🇬🇧 Create 10,000 new jobs a year.
🇬🇧 Revitalise shipbuilding.
🇬🇧 Become a world leader in cyber & space.
🇬🇧 Fund record investment in R&D.
Read more here: bit.ly/3fl9X7C
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Thank you.
I’ve been truly overwhelmed by the support and so grateful for the thousands of people who have signed up to join the campaign.
Together we will restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country.
Get involved👉 ready4rishi.com #Ready4Rishi
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We know that drug addictions drive around half of all burglaries and robberies, so supporting people in their recovery benefits everyone.
By improving treatment that diverts people from addiction into recovery we can also reduce pressure on the NHS and cut waiting lists. twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/stat…
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
@Conservatives leader.
MP for Richmond (Yorks).