Lord Leigh of Hurley

My Lords, the tax burden is forecast to reach its highest level ever. The last two, disastrous Budgets raised taxes by £40 billion and £26 billion respectively; the results can be seen in today’s very

In fine tradition. Before I carry on talking about donations, I must address the remarks by the noble Baroness, Lady Hodge. It is disappointing that she did not have the courtesy to discuss with me in

My Lords, there is so much in this Bill to debate and take issue with, so it is a little disappointing to have so little time at Second Reading for each of us. But rest assured that the Bill needs and

The sense of positivity that the Prime Minister brought to the House in the last two days, particularly in respect of hope and growth and tax, as the Minister said, is in marked contrast to the previo

My Lords, I welcome the Bill and refer your Lordships to my business interests, which are largely in the SME sector, as set out in the register. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Leong, for his very gracio

The noble Baroness says that the only answer is to finance the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese army. This has been tried for years and has not been successful. The only successful way of dealing