Local MP James Cleverly visited the restoration work currently underway at St Mary’s Church at Stebbing to learn of the massive impact of the Government’s changes to the rules for VAT on refurbishment of Listed Place of Worship.
With the Chancellor’s Spring Statement savings predicated on cutting a whole tranche of civil servants, James Cleverly asks how we can have any confidence that the Government will be able to stand up to the civil service unions.
Former Home Secretary James Cleverly criticises the Government for scrapping legislation aimed at tackling illegal immigration without first introducing any alternative. He urges Ministers to bring forward serious proposals to reduce the number of small boat arrivals, which have gone up by over 30% since this Government took office.