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= Key Development Monday 17th June
23:00 Madness to arm Syrian rebels - Baron PoliticsHome News

Madness to arm Syrian rebels - Baron
Two Conservative backbenchers have gone head-to-head over the disagreement on whether to arm the Syrian rebels. Following intense debate between Russia and other Western countries on the issue today, John Baron said such a move would be ... Continue to article
= Key Development Saturday 15th June
12:15 Brooks Newmark: We have a moral responsibility to intervene in Syria On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Week in Westminster, BBC Radio 4
Brooks Newmark said the UK and a moral responsibility to intervene in the Syrian conflict. "I do understand the strength of feeling, do we want to get involved in another war and I think the answer is no, and I would agree with that. But... Continue to article
= Key Development Friday 14th June
12:14 Brooks Newmark: Syrian moderates defecting to Islamists On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Daily Politics, BBC 2
Brooks Newmark said rebel fighters from moderate groups in Syria were "flaking away" to better-armed Islamist militias. “It’s pretty much an asymmetrical war, with huge amount of the heavy weaponry on one side, with both the Russians and... Continue to article
= Key Development Tuesday 11th June
19:14 Brooks Newmark: Britain is taking the lead on tax avoidance and social justice On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Channel 4 News
Brooks Newmark said the G8 would look at tackling tax avoidance and social justice for the developed world. "[The Prime Minister] really does want to get a grip with these aggressive anti-avoidance tax schemes that these multinationals a... Continue to article
= Key Development Tuesday 28th May
13:41 Brooks Newmark: People are asking why DfID is protected On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | World at One, BBC Radio 4
Brooks Newmark questioned why some departments were being protected from spending cuts. "If you run a deficit the debt continues to go up. In order to deal with that, he has decided to have another round of spending cuts and I think all ... Continue to article
= Key Development Monday 27th May
08:35 Brooks Newmark: Arms supply will bring Assad to the negotiating table On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Today, BBC Radio 4
Brooks Newmark said supplying rebels with arms would unite a weak, fragmented opposition and bring President Assad to the negotiating table. "It’s an asymmetrical war. It’s a very fragmented opposition led by General Idris, known as the ... Continue to article
= Key Development Wednesday 8th May
19:19 Brooks Newmark: We welcome immigrants making a contribution to society, not sponging off the system On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | BBC News
Brooks Newmark said the Government wanted to welcome immigrants "making a contribution" to society, but not those "coming here...to sponge off the system". "We’ve got to do it more at the front end, so it’s sort of stopping more people c... Continue to article
= Key Development Thursday 11th April
22:14 Brooks Newmark: We mustn’t support al-Qaeda links in Syria On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | The World Tonight, Radio 4
Brooks Newmark highlighted the threat of Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, in Syria. “They will increasingly be attracted to Jabhat al-Nusra we need to do whatever we can to give the official opposition and those with the Free S... Continue to article
= Key Development Friday 5th April
19:24 Brooks Newmark: HBOS failure is the failure of Labour government On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Channel 4 News
Brooks Newmark said the Conservatives had been calling for “better regulation”, not further deregulation of the financial sector before the 2008 crash, and said today’s HBOS report showed the failure of the current Labour leadership. “We... Continue to article
= Key Development Wednesday 27th March
19:53 Brooks Newmark: West will end up arming Syrian rebels On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Channel 4 News
Brooks Newmark said he thought the West would end up arming the Syrian rebels, when asked by Channel 4 News’ Krishnan Guru-Murphy. “The answer is yes. Yes [it will happen].” He said he would arm “some” of the Syrian rebels.... Continue to article
= Key Development Tuesday 26th March
11:18 Dot Commons: Budget bore for Brooks Dot Commons

Can you spot which MP isn't listening? Robert Chote clearly hasn't been holding the Treasury Select Committee's attention very well. While he was outlining the OBR's response to the Budget in a marathon evidence sesssion, Tory Brooks N...
= Key Development Thursday 21st March
19:24 Brooks Newmark: Govt should not legislate on Barclays bonuses On air

On Air | Brooks Newmark MP | Conservative MP | Channel 4 News
Brooks Newmark defended the bonuses handed out to senior staff at Barclays, despite accusations that the bank had tried to ‘bury’ the story on the day of the Budget. “Barclays has management, it has shareholders, and it makes profits. It... Continue to article
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= Key Development Wednesday 26th December
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