David Davis MP
Judicial system needs ‘shake-up’ after trader convictions, says Sir David Davis
As published by the Standard Conservative MP Sir David Davis has said the judicial system “needs a shake-up” after describing the convictions of two former financial market traders as a “major scandal”. Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo were found guilty over benchmark interest rate rigging in 2015 and 2019 respectively, but had their convictions quashed […]
MPs urge ban on solar farms on top-grade farmland
As published by Farmers Weekly A cross-party group of 29 MPs and peers has written to the prime minister demanding immediate action to protect high-quality farmland from large-scale solar farm development across England. The letter, co-ordinated following a recent roundtable of MPs representing areas where 1% or more of the land is occupied by existing […]