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John Redwood

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Gender Male
Age 73
Date of birth June 15,1951
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Dover
United Kingdom
SpouseGail Felicity Chippington
Party Conservative Party
ChildrenCatherine Redwood
Richard Redwood
Job Politician
Mathematician
Critic
Blogger
Education Magdalen College
University of Oxford
St Antony's College
Official site parliament.uk
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1987
Movies/Shows Brexit: The Movie
Previous positionShadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of the UK (1997–1999)
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The Death of Britain?
Superpower Struggles
Stars and Strife: The Coming Conflicts Between the USA and the European Union
Just Say No! 100 Arguments Against the Euro
Popular capitalism
Our Currency, Our Country: The Dangers of European Monetary Union
After the Credit Crunch: No More Boom and Bust
Reason, Ridicule, and Religion: The Age of Enlightenment in England, 1660-1750
Public enterprise in crisis
The Single European Currency
Controlling public industries
The Global Marketplace: Capitalism and Its Future
I Want to Make a Difference - But I Don't Like Politics: The Crisis in Party Politics
Going for Broke: Gambling with Taxpayers' Money
European Science in the Seventeenth Century
Our Currency, Our Country
Singing the Blues: The Once and Future Conservatives
Signals from a Railway Conference
Action Not Words
Britain's Biggest Enterprise: Ideas for Radical Reform of the NHS
World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: A Review of Selected Projects
Axe on Tax
National Enterprise Board: A Case for Euthanasia
Rolling Back the Frontiers
Power to Parents
New life for old cities
The Democratic Revolutions: Popular Capitalism in Eastern Europe
In Sickness and in Health: Managing Change in the NHS
Third Way, which Way? How Should We Pay for Public Services?
Europe 1992, the Good and the Bad
Value for Money Audits
Equity for Everyman: New Ways to Widen Ownership
Rebuilding Britain: Can greenery & Growth be Reconciled?
Get a Move On! A Vision of Private Money for Public Transport
Care for the Elderly: The Limitations of the Dilnot Proposals
Looking Over the Jargon Wall: The Way to Better Public Service
The Future of Conservatism: Five Jubilee Lectures
Mobilizing the Markets: The Future of the City of London as a Financial Centre
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Sir John Alan Redwood is a British politician and academic who has been the Member of Parliament for Wokingham in Berkshire since 1987.

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... " Another Conservative, John Redwood said there were " affordable tax cuts to be had" including raising the VAT threshold for businesses and slashing duties on fuel...

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... Conservative backbencher Sir John Redwood said Rishi Sunak must make a statement " urgently reassuring those who were very strong Boris fans and strong Liz [Truss] fans that his party is for all Conservatives...

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... The Lib Dems also have their sights set on gains in areas like Stratford-on-Avon, the constituency of former minister and ex-Tory Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi, Cheltenham, represented in parliament by Conservative minister Alex Chalk and in Wokingham, where John Redwood is the MP...

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UK's reputation has taken a knock, admits Rishi Sunak

Feb 16,2020 7:05 am

By Paul SeddonPolitics reporter

The UK's international reputation has taken " a bit of a knock" this year, Rishi Sunak has admitted, as he vowed to restore economic stability.

The Prime Minister said tax rises and spending cuts in Thursday's Autumn Statement were needed to reduce rising inflation and UK public debt.

Critics of his approach fear it could worsen a predicted two-year recession.

But Mr Sunak said decisions would be taken in a " fair" way, and everyone would benefit from reduced debt levels.

Speaking to The Bbc 's political editor Chris Mason at the G20 summit in Indonesia, he added reducing inflation was his " Number One challenge".

He added it was important to " limit" mortgage repayments for homeowners, which have risen in The Wake of September's mini-budget.

" The Best way to do that is to get a grip of our borrowing levels, and have our debt on a sustainable basis falling, " he added.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt , who will unveil the Autumn Statement on Thursday, has warned that under his plans to repair The Public finances.

The budget, the government's second financial package in under two months, comes after mostly now-abandoned tax cuts in the mini-budget, outlined by Liz Truss 's chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng , sparked financial turmoil.

The Treasury has not confirmed details, But The Bbc has been told Mr Hunt is set to announce spending cuts of about £35bn and plans to raise £20bn in tax.

The plans are likely to include freezes to Income Tax bands, and increases to taxes paid on profits made from selling shares and second homes.

Mr Sunak has hinted that pensions will rise to keep pace with inflation, telling reporters on The Way to Bali that pensioners would be " at the forefront of my mind".

Also under discussion is a plan to allow councils in England to raise council tax by More Than 3% without holding a local vote - Something they cannot do at The Moment .

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was earlier urged not to go down that route by Labour MP Chris Bryant - But he did not rule it out.

He Said everyone will be asked to contribute more in tax in Thursday's Autumn Statement, with the better-off taking the biggest hit.

" And that will be reflected in our decisions on council tax and every other tax as well, " Mr Hunt told MPs.

Asked whether he would heed calls from Tory MPs to protect school budgets, Mr Sunak said he couldn't comment on specifics ahead of The Statement .

But he added: " Even though The Situation is difficult [. . ] we will make those decisions balancing everything we have to.

" People can see that yes, the approach we've taken is fair, yes the approach we've taken is compassionate when considered in the round.

" Taking a step back, the Number One challenge we face is inflation, " Mr Sunak added.

" It's important that we get a grip of that. It's important we limit the increase in mortgage rates that people are experiencing. "

Tax hikes warning

Thursday's statement comes amid a worsening economic backdrop, with wages and The Bank of England warning the UK is facing its longest recession since records began.

Some Conservatives MPs have warned against increasing taxes, with former party leader Iain Duncan Smith warning tax hikes could lead to a " deeper" slowdown.

Sir John Redwood , a former minister on The Right of The Party , has also warned that " tax rises and the wrong spending cuts now will turn a downturn into a nasty and long recession".

The government is trying to meet its official fiscal targets, which say debt should be falling and day-to-day spending should be met by tax revenue in three years' time.

Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she recognises there would be " constraints" partly because of " mistakes" previously made by the Conservatives.

" Just because you have to make difficult decisions it doesn't mean you have to make the same decisions, " She Said on Sunday.



Source of news: bbc.com

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