Damian spoke in the House today on the new national lockdown measures, acknowledging that this was an eventuality we all wanted to avoid, but no responsible government could sidestep what it is faced with now:
Seeing the Chancellor’s team line up with her on Downing Street reminded me of my own spell as a junior minister at the Treasury, at the Budget and Autumn Statement.My role at that time was focussed on areas such as alcohol and gambling duties, and energy policy.
