RORY SPEAKS ON THE WITHDRAWAL BILL
Rory spoke in the House of Commons today, on the Government’s Withdrawal Bill. Watch it here:
Brexit
Diary: Am I Still A Conservative?
My parents gave me a subscription to The Spectator in 1984, when I was 11. When I was 12, I wrote a letter to the editor, criticising the progressive views of the Bishop of Durham, and Charles Moore — who had just become the editor at the age of 27 — published it under the […]
What is wrong with us?
What is wrong with us? The United Kingdom should be one of the most impressive democracies on Earth. We have incisive and apparently incorruptible judges; an undeferential, boisterous and intelligent media; and an extraordinary culture of voluntary activity – supplemented by charitable superpowers such as Oxfam and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. […]
No Deal
No-Deal is not a destination: it is a failure to reach a destination. And it would be perceived rightly – by our international partners and investors – as a signal failure of sense, statesmanship, and strategy. We would drop overnight into the margins of the world’s trading system. We would have left all the fundamental […]
EVENING STANDARD INTERVIEW
Article first published in the Evening Standard on 3 September 2019. Rory Stewart says he would still “love to be prime minister”. At the start of the summer this seemed just about plausible — the MP for Penrith and The Border was briefly the favourite to be the next Tory leader. Then he self-destructed, in an uncomfortable live […]
WATCH RORY’S LATEST INTERVIEWS
Rory has been interviewed about Brexit and his bid to be Britain’s next Prime Minister on many different programmes recently, which you can watch here:
My vision for a fair Britain, by Rory Stewart: Number 10 hopeful says he’d ban NHS parking fees… and take on Amazon
Cabinet minister Rory Stewart last night vowed to tackle Britain’s ‘everyday injustices’ as he launched his bid for No10. The International Development Secretary pledged to save the high street by tackling the ‘grossly unfair’ business rates that online firms such as Amazon pay. He also said one of his first acts would be to axe […]
RORY SPEAKS ON EBOLA
Rory, in his capacity as Secretary of State for International Development, updated the House of Commons on the Department’s work to eradicate Ebola in the DRC. Watch it here: He then spoke to Mark Austin on Sky News’ ‘The News Hour’.
RORY APPEARS ON THE ANDREW MARR SHOW
Rory appeared on the Andrew Marr Show today, to discuss Brexit, International Development and the current political situation. Watch it here:
RORY APPEARS ON ‘RIDGE ON SUNDAY’
Rory appeared on Sky News’ ‘Ridge on Sunday’ Show, to discuss Brexit and the current political situation with Sophy Ridge. Watch it here: