PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

- Sign up to see last 24 hours
We live in the era of an all-powerful Executive. It is said that Parliament is irrelevant, and only there to rubber stamp the Government’s wishes. Well this week, Parliament has bitten back. Backbench Members of Parliament, by spotti... Continue to article
John Baron said his party would “rally round” the private member’s bill bringing forward legislation for an In/Out referendum on Europe. “There’s always a chance it might but the trouble is it is the second best option. I mean had ... Continue to article
John Baron said he was "not going to walk away" from the fight for an EU referendum, insisting MPs needed to pass legislation on a poll in order to "bridge trust" with the public. "We said right from the start there is a deep public... Continue to article
Tory backbenchers have urged David Cameron to “seize the moment” and back their rebel amendment calling for a referendum on the EU. MPs will vote this evening on an amendment expressing regret that an EU referendum bill was not... Continue to article
John Baron called for the Prime Minister to support his Queen’s Speech amendment. “Well [the bill] is a step in the right direction, but Number 10 knows that this option could possibly fail, it’s a second best offer, so to speak. Because... Continue to article
John Baron said the Government should have the "courage" to support the proposed amendment to the Queen's Speech regarding a referendum on membership of the European Union. “By far the better option would be for the Government to have th... Continue to article
John Baron said that legislation for an EU referendum needed to be put in place to calm public unease after he tabled an amendment that could force a Commons vote on the issue. “Hundreds of us have been trying to get the Prime Minister t... Continue to article
David Cameron is “relaxed” about the possibility of Tory backbenchers forcing a Commons vote on an EU referendum, his spokesman has said. John Baron and other Conservative MPs have tabled an amendment to the motion welcoming the Queen’s ... Continue to article
Labour press release Gloria De Piero MP, Labour's Shadow Home Office Minister, commenting on the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Bill, said: "This is a Government with no answers to the big challenges facing Britain. Instead of... Continue to article
A couple of hours ago, two backbenchers - John Baron MP and Peter Bone MP - tabled an amendment to the Queen's Speech, expressing regret that the Government had not announced an EU referendum bill. Ha... Continue to article
John Baron said UKIP’s success at the local elections was a “wake up call” for Number 10. “A number of us have been pleading with the Prime Minister to take UKIP seriously, to address the issues and up until now, broadly speaking we have... Continue to article
John Baron called for legislation over a vote on Europe. “[There are] genuine concerns about the EU which we need to address. I actually think there’s a second lesson as well, and that is, we need to recognise the extent of public mistru... Continue to article
The Government is not seeking to overturn the Syrian arms embargo, a Foreign Office minister has told MPs. Hugo Swire was responding to an urgent question by fellow Tory MP John Baron about whether the Foreign Secretary had been pressing... Continue to article
24/06/2010 in Parliament
Conservative MP John Baron has given £60,000 in profit from the sale of his second home to charity.
13/05/2013 on BBC News
Summaries and transcripts from TV and radio
1 hour ago on Breakfast, BBC News
17/05/2013 on PM, BBC Radio 4
17/05/2013 on Daily Politics, BBC Two
16/05/2013