2076
I welcome the decision by @virginmedia and @O2 to keep roaming free, meaning UK citizens can still use their mobile data, calls and texts across Europe with no extra charges. twitter.com/BBCNews/status…
2077
This morning I visited Oak Wood School in my constituency to see how students have been settling into the new term.
Teachers and staff across the country have been doing an outstanding job throughout the pandemic to keep our children learning.
2078
I would like to thank Jonathan Van-Tam for his extraordinary contribution to our country and his invaluable advice throughout the pandemic. Wishing him the very best for the future. twitter.com/sajidjavid/sta…
2079
Today we launch negotiations on an ambitious free trade deal with India – one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing economies.
As we take our historic partnership to the next level we will create jobs, increase wages and drive innovation across the United Kingdom.
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2080
Today's figures show unemployment rates are falling and record numbers of people are on payrolls.
Our #PlanForJobs is working.
We will continue to support access to skills and opportunities, helping the market thrive as we #BuildBackBetter from the pandemic. twitter.com/ONS/status/148…
2081
Magistrates will be given more powers to hand out longer sentences.
This will help tackle the backlog of cases in the Crown Courts – speeding up justice for victims, punishing those guilty of serious crimes and building back stronger and safer from the pandemic. twitter.com/DominicRaab/st…
2082
Community diagnostic centres like the one I visited in Finchley today allow for checks closer to your home and quicker diagnosis and treatment. They will be vital in cutting NHS waiting lists.
We’re investing £2.3 billion into opening 100 centres like this by 2025.
2083
I’m delighted that Her Majesty The Queen has given permission for a special medal be awarded to all those who deployed to Kabul in August last year, honouring the heroism of those who carried out the biggest emergency evacuation for decades and rescuing 15,000 people.
2084
WATCH LIVE: My statement in the @HouseofCommons on coronavirus twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2085
We were the first nation in the world to administer a vaccine, and one of the fastest in Europe to roll it out.
This was because we made the big call to pursue our own vaccine procurement, outside of the EMA.
1/5
2086
We made the tough decision to open up last summer when others said that we shouldn’t, and kept open this winter while others locked down.
As a result, we have the most open economy and society in Europe, and the fastest growing economy in the G7.
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2087
We’re the first to emerge from the Omicron wave, because we focused our NHS on delivering the fastest booster campaign in Europe.
3/5
2088
And it is because of the extraordinary booster campaign – together with the way the public have responded to the Plan B measures – that we can return to Plan A in England and allow Plan B regulations to expire.
4/5
2089
Confronted by the nation’s biggest challenge since the Second World War and the worst pandemic since 1918, any government would get some things wrong.
But this government got the big things right.
5/5
2090
We were the first nation in the world to administer a vaccine, and one of the fastest in Europe to roll it out.
We kept open this winter while others locked down.
And we’re the first to emerge from Omicron because we delivered the fastest booster campaign in Europe.
2091
Fantastic news that EV battery pioneer @BritishvoltUK will build a Gigafactory in Northumberland, creating thousands of jobs in our industrial heartlands and boosting electric vehicle production as part of our Green Industrial Revolution.
gov.uk/government/new…
2092
If President Putin were to choose the path of bloodshed and destruction in Ukraine, he must realise that it would be both tragic and futile.
My full statement: gov.uk/government/spe…
2093
Wishing our Aussie friends and allies a very Happy Australia Day!
Our historic trade deal last year marked a new dawn between our nations – underpinned by our shared history and common values. I look forward to strengthening this in the years ahead.
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2094
The UK and India are tied by bonds that span over decades, through generations and across some of the greatest challenges we have faced.
I want to send my best wishes from the UK to the people of India, and to all British Indians, on India’s Republic Day 🇬🇧🇮🇳
2095
The success of our booster rollout, the tireless work of the NHS and the amazing public response means Plan B measures have ended in England today.
The pandemic is not over – everyone should remain cautious, and I urge anyone who hasn’t yet got their vaccine to come forward.
2096
Yesterday I met with @will_perryy, who represented @ParalympicsGB in the 2020 Paralympics and is now campaigning for a kinder and more understanding society for people with dwarfism. It was heart-rending to hear about the bullying and abuse that he has experienced.
2097
There is no place in our society for the mockery and abuse of people living with dwarfism, or any other disability or condition. Thank you for meeting me Will, and I’m wishing you every success with your campaign.
2098
I'm appalled by this despicable footage, and I thank police for making a swift arrest.
This attack is a terrible reminder, on Holocaust Memorial Day, that such prejudice is not consigned to history, but remains a very real problem in society. We must stamp out antisemitism. twitter.com/StopAntisemite…
2099
This #HolocaustMemorialDay it was a privilege to hear the testimony of Manfred Goldberg BEM, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust.
We must conserve memories of the Holocaust, banish any complacency & take action to stamp out antisemitism in this country.
#LightTheDarkness
2100
As we come out of the pandemic our message is clear: we are focused on the big issues that matter in people’s lives.
So it was fantastic to visit Anglesey yesterday to see some of the brilliant ways we are levelling up in North Wales and right across the UK.
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.