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George Freeman calls for compromise on Brexit Bill - Giving Parliament a vote on the final deal but not tying PM’s hands in the negotiation

12th June 2018

George Freeman makes it clear that the Parliamentary vote on the final Brexit deal must not be locked into a deal or no deal scenario, but give Parliament the ability to say to the Prime Minister, “Go back and push harder.”

George Freeman calls on Government to back proposals similar to the Heathrow hub proposal for airport expansion around the country

5th June 2018

George Freeman congratulates the Government on making a decision on Heathrow airport but regrets the rejection of the Heathrow hub proposal and calls on the Government to encourage such a proposal for other airports around the country.

George Freeman welcomes Government backing of Breathing Space campaign to support those caught in the cycle of mental health and debt

24th April 2018

George Freeman welcomes the Government’s support Financial Guidance and Claims amendments backing the Breathing Space campaign which extends the six week debt respite scheme or “breathing space” to those in serious debt who are in hospital or under the care of a community crisis team.

All Party Group for Inclusive Growth Conference OECD in London

7th April 2018

Globalisation and the pace of Technology is fuelling a disconnected capitalism of extreme wealth disparities which has caught Conservative policy makers across the West napping: we need new thinking.  Fast.

Why we need a bolder #BeyondBrexit Conservative economic vision

19th March 2018

Here is a chart that should strike fear into any British policymaker. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has a graph showing the future direction of health and other cost pressures on the public finances. It is shaped like a Nike tick: from the current level, it rises inexorably upwards.  Welcome to the structural deficit: when the rate of rising demand pressure on spending  from an ageing society reliant on the welfare state exceeds the rate of growth in the economy.

George Freeman welcomes the PM’s speech on the UK/EU future economic partnership

5th March 2018

George Freeman welcomes the Prime Minister’s speech on the future of the UK/EU economic partnership and seeks reassurance that her proposal for associate membership of the European Medicines Agency means that the UK will be able to sell medicines into Europe and continue to lead in the pioneering technologies of tomorrow’s medicines.

Prime Minister’s Questions: Jobs, prosperity and growth

28th February 2018

Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, George Freeman highlights the importance of putting jobs, prosperity and growth before ideology.

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

21st February 2018

I welcome today the announcement by the Prime Minister, and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, that there will be a Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review – focussing on the pregnancy test drug Primodos, the use of vaginal mesh and the anti-epilepsy drug Sodium Valproate.

George Freeman urges Government to act on brain cancer research taskforce report

6th February 2018

George Freeman pays tribute to the work and courage of Baroness Jowell on her battle with brain cancer and calls on the Government to act on last week’s report from the brain cancer research taskforce.

George Freeman leads debate on protecting town and village neighbourhood plans

30th January 2018

George Freeman leads a Parliamentary debate calling on the Government to better protect town and village neighbourhood plans from aggressive national large scale developers.

Big Tent Ideas Festival

Politics is undergoing a tectonic shift. That’s why this year I launched the first-ever Big Tent Ideas Festival, aiming to tackle the most difficult policy challenges we face. Bringing together over a hundred thinkers across the political spectrum, we discussed new ideas on everything from Brexit to intergenerational fairness, centred around three main themes: Politics, Society and Economy.

The Big Tent Ideas Festival is part of the new Capital Ideas Foundation, and will be setting off round the country over the next twelve months as the forum for the best new ideas in public policy. Click below and join us.

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Publications

4th July 2018 The 5-year Land Supply is beginning to undermine public trust | PoliticsHome


9th May 2018 We urgently need to turn the NHS from being a barrier to technology to being a champion | The House Magazine


13th June 2018 The time to reform Britain and tackle the generational divide is now, not after Brexit | Daily Telegraph


9th May 2018 We deserve more choice than the hard left of Corbyn or hard right of Farage | The Times


8th May 2018 How to fix the burning injustice that is Britain's housing market | CAPX


18th March 2018 Conservatives need to be as economically bold as Margaret ... | FT


11th January 2018 Brexit is an electrifying moment for renewing the NHS | Politico


19th December 2017 The need for a new foreign policy based on aid, trade and security | Bright Blue


25th November 2017 Tories in danger of becoming an outdated party talking to itself, says George Freeman | The Times


20th November 2017 George Freeman: We need a new Chairman and team at CCHQ to lead a radical programme of Conservative renewal | ConservativeHome


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