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Welcome to ‘papers, please’ Britain: ID cards threaten our privacy and individual rights, writes David Davis MP
As published by LBC Keir Starmer has announced that all UK adults will be required to have digital ID cards under his new plan. Two-thirds of Britons do not trust the Government to keep their personal information secure. They are right to be concerned. The plan will effectively centralise the management of all the data […]
The scandal isn’t just the breach – it’s how they kept it secret, writes David Davis MP
As published by LBC One of the core principles of public life is openness. Yet today we learn that, for two years, the Government concealed from Parliament a colossal and potentially unfunded spending commitment. That is not openness. It is a deliberate evasion of democratic scrutiny. In February 2022, a serious data breach occurred, risking […]
Which side is Labour on – the troops who defended this nation in Northern Ireland, or those who tried to destroy it?
As published by the Daily Mail British troops went to Northern Ireland to save lives. Today, prosecutors pursue them for doing just that. To understand how we reached this appalling state of affairs, we must return to the beginning. In 1969 the British Army deployed to Northern Ireland not as an occupying force but as […]
Troubles veterans in grave danger – Keir Starmer must not betray UK soldiers
As published by the Express Labour’s plans to repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act could see the floodgates opened to hundreds of criminal and civil cases against veterans of the campaign. As a petition calling on the Government to leave the act, designed to draw a line under the Troubles, alone, senior Conservative MP Sir […]
The case against Lucy Letby is in pieces – we cannot delay justice any longer
As published in the Mail on Sunday A year ago, my views on Lucy Letby were like pretty much everybody else’s in Britain. It seemed clear from reports of her trial that this woman had killed seven helpless infants and betrayed the trust vested in her by the hospital, the families and by decent society. […]