Geoffrey Cox KC MP
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Conservative MP for Torridge and West Devon. For reply, email tellgeoffrey @geoffreycox .co.uk
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There are two possible explanations for the Speaker’s decision to abandon long-standing convention. First, he did it to assist his former party leader get out of a bind. Secondly, as he says, he did it in a misguided attempt to protect certain Labour MPs from the intimidation…
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This is parliamentary skill. Brilliant from Ruth Davidson.
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A thoughtful, wise and statesmanlike decision by Boris Johnson to withdraw, reflecting the qualities that made so many of us originally put our faith in him 3 years ago. Putting the country and the party first.
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I have been truly privileged to have served as Attorney General during the recent turbulent political times. I am now leaving the Government at the PM’s request. I shall continue to represent and stand up strongly for the interests of Torridge and West Devon.
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Dissolution is not a threat to democracy, it is a weapon to protect the rights of voters via
@Telegraph
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If Professor Mark Elliott - and I emphasise the word “if”- had said the moon was made of cheese - then he would have fundamentally failed to understand the geological structure of the moon- and cheese.
*If* the Attorney General had said this - and I emphasise the word "if" - then he would have fundamentally failed to understand the judgment.
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It was a great privilege to serve as Her Majesty’s Attorney General and Advocate General of Northern Ireland, particularly at a time so critical to the nation’s future, and I am honoured to receive a knighthood for that service. May I wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
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I’ve been asked to record a children's bedtime story for while we are cooped up in CV confinement. This is a Chinese fairy tale entitled, "The Stone Monkey", told by H A Giles in a beautiful little pamphlet of tales published in 1911. I hope you enjoy it.
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Today marks the beginning of the end of three years of deadlock, delay, obstruction and obfuscation over Brexit. Thank you to the British people who issued their decisive verdict on that period.
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All the groups and individuals who have been working hard behind the scenes to create a new future for Appledore Shipyard will come together for a summit meeting at No 10 Downing Street tomorrow. A vital step as we move towards the reopening of the yard.
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I am privileged to be asked by the Prime Minister to continue as AG and chief legal adviser to the Govt. at a time when respect for the rule of law and independent, objective and accurate legal advice have never been more critical to its mission and to our country’s reputation.
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The DT reporting of the last 24 hours consists of misunderstood fag ends dressed up as facts. Some of it is accurate, much more of it isn’t and what is not is far more significant than what is. Complex and detailed negotiations cannot be conducted in public.
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Proud to campaign for local schoolteacher, primary school head, and fine Conservative candidate for Tiverton and Honiton
#HelenHurford
today.
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I shall be supporting the Prime Minister this evening. This is no time for the self indulgent spasm of a leadership election. Nothing fundamental will be altered by it. This is a time to show loyalty and discipline in supporting the PM in discharging the duties of government.
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Brexiteers should not be naive about what MPs are prepared to do to stop a no-deal Brexit via
@Telegraph
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Brand new district hospital set to be built in Devon.
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Ten signs that you have Brexit Derangement Syndrome and what to do about it - Reaction
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Delighted that the superb Alex Chalk is still the MP for Cheltenham. He has worked tirelessly for his communities.
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There is no precedent in history for Parliament seeking so to fetter a government in the negotiation of a treaty as the so called meaningful vote. For good reason. As Bevan said, it would send Britain’s negotiators “naked into the conference chamber”.
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A very well done to my successor who I am sure will uphold the very best traditions of the office. One of the greatest privileges any member of the bar could aspire to!
Honoured to have been sworn in as Queen’s Counsel and Attorney General yesterday at the Royal Courts of Justice. Thank you to the Lord Chief Justice for the warm welcome.
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I shall be supporting Rishi Sunak who is now the best suited to manage the peculiar demands of these times and the best qualified to produce the credible and coherent government this country needs. It is time to get back to serious government.
The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis.
That’s why I am standing to be Leader of the Conservative Party and your next Prime Minister.
I want to fix our economy, unite our Party and deliver for our country.
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Delighted that we can now confirm shipbuilding is back at Appledore. Pleased for our communities, the workforce and the great tradition of English shipbuilding on the Torridge.
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We did it. The 10k legal walk raised approaching £1 million for legal charities; thanks to the fine team from the AGO who kept the SG and me going!
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I would like to wish my constituents in Torridge and West Devon a very happy Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. I recorded this reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" for the Daily Telegraph and hope you enjoy it!
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Good idea.
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End the argument. Get Brexit done. Vote Conservative. - YouTube
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A pleasure to chat about the grace of poetry with
@bbcnickrobinson
'April is the cruellest month' -
@Geoffrey_Cox
recites T. S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' . The Attorney General explains why he's using poetry to get through Brexit
🎧 Political Thinking with
@BBCNickRobinson
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In from the cold after campaigning. Hot tea and good company at the Market Street Kitchen, Appledore.
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Delighted to meet constituents from Bideford to discuss climate change and the need to plant millions more trees. I will be planting this English Oak tree in Devon this weekend.
#ReforestEarth
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“The old boy” will take serious (and preferably) polite suggestions!
If we are to get through the crisis then
@Geoffrey_Cox
needs to increase his output, doesn't he? More children's stories. But also patriotic poems. Also, we are in Holy Week. He's a fan of the King James Bible and the BCP. Yet where are the readings? The old boy needs to buck up.
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Delighted to be discussing the the proposed contract for the construction at Appledore Shipyard of a new fishing fleet for the Faroe Islands with the UK Govt Taskforce and the Prime Minister and the PM of the Faroes, Bárður á Steig Nielsen.
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All hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, campsites, caravan parks, and boarding houses for commercial/leisure use must now close. It is vital that everyone now stays at home.
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
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The Secretary of State’s reply to John Redwood MP’s letter to me in which he accurately corrects its many potentially misleading errors of interpretation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
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A clear explanation of the need now for us all to listen to the Government’s advice and why our careless conduct costs lives.
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On the doorsteps in North Bideford. Thanks to all for kind greetings on a rainy day!
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Parliament had failed on Brexit long before this prorogation | Vernon Bogdanor
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I welcome the PM’s statement in the HC that extreme circumstances constituting a manifest breach by the EU of its duty of good faith would be required and the remedies in the protocol would be engaged if use of powers in the Bill were contemplated.
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Parliament had failed on Brexit long before this prorogation | Politics | The Guardian
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@Peston
@theresa_may
Odd comment from
@Peston
. I have been saying exactly the same thing in speech after speech in the House of Commons for the 9 months I have been in govt. I said it quite loudly. Wasn’t he listening?
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I am very grateful indeed for the warm support of the dozens of local people who took the trouble to come up to speak in Tavistock this morning. It has been a privilege to be your MP.
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New hospital for Barnstaple as government pledges billions towards hospital projects | Barnstaple, Bideford and Ilfracombe News | North Devon Gazette | North Devon Gazette
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Deeply saddened by the death of David Amess. A good and decent man.
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Quite
“This country’s planted thick with laws from coast to coast – man’s laws, not God’s – and, if you cut them down d’you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake”
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A fantastic afternoon to be on Westward Ho! beach for the Big (Beach) Clean. Well done everybody young and old!
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Crowds gathering for the official
#Conservatives
campaign launch in Exeter for this evening. Time for a real change and a new and optimistic future for Exeter with the superb
#johngray4exeter
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@JohnJCrace
I don’t have a cat. But I do have Lily. She is particularly keen on my rendering of “howl, howl, howl, howl. O you are men of stones”! But she prefers comedies.
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Campaigning with the superb
@SelaineSaxby
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Backing the wonderful Rebecca Smith on the doorsteps in Plymouth Sutton & Devonport today as the only candidate to Get Brexit Done and ensure the future of Devonport dockyard.
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Make local councillor, Selaine Saxby the first woman MP for North Devon. She’ll be a great champion for local people.
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I hope that further developments to make clear the government’s intention to act lawfully and consistently with our treaty obligations will enable my support in the coming days.
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Canvassing on the doorsteps and talking to local people in Winkleigh, Ashreigney, High Bickington and Dolton today about the need for a Conservative majority Government to break the deadlock in parliament and Get Brexit Done.
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The reopening of Appledore Shipyard yesterday is superb news for our communities and I was glad to arrange for the PM to carry out the reopening ceremony after his commitment at our No 10 “summit” last year to back the yard’s future. The first employees will be hired within days.
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Enjoying the talk this morning at Tavistock market.
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William Waldegrave’s memoir of 1975 nails the reason why the majority still want to leave the EU.
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444,104 additional vaccine doses administered in England alone in one day yesterday (443,330 1st doses, 774 2nd doses). A record number. Thanks to all those concerned in this huge national effort.
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Working on despite Corona Virus but safely. About to start 2 hours of online and telephone surgeries. Get in touch if you are a constituent and want to find out the next date!
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A great pleasure to speak to a packed and eager crowd at
#kcfConservatives
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#BackBoris
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A hot coffee in the morning talking with old friends. Good spirits at a busy Holsworthy Market.
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Best wishes to the Prime Minister and all those with Coronavirus for a swift recovery to full health.
Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.
I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.
Together we will beat this.
#StayHomeSaveLives
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Whatever political disagreements one might have with Lord Pannick, the suggestion that he possessed any conflict of interest or that he is to be identified with the views and conduct of his client is absurd and dangerous.
@JoshuaRozenberg
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Torridge MP ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Appledore Shipyard’s future after Prime Minister pledges UK shipbuilding revival
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Cheryl Gillan was a star. A great loss to the country, the House of Commons and the Conservative Party. I am proud to have known her.
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Delighted to celebrate English Tourism week by opening the new social centre in the glorious Devon sunshine valley at Hartford Bridge Park today.
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This lady deserves all our thanks.
My statement regarding the verdict on our ban of prayer rituals at Michaela.
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Phenomenal address to the UN by President Zelensky. More eloquent and powerful in English than many for whom it is their native language.
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Thank you Angela. A really great pleasure to be with friends and colleagues and a vibrant Welsh Conservative Party at its successful conference.
I'm not easily impressed but Wow!! What a speech by
@Geoffrey_Cox
tonight. Rich in history, amusing and a wordsmith par excellence.
@WelshConserv
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Congratulations to Angela Blackman for gaining a seat from the Lib Dems in Bere Ferrers today and with it Conservative control of the West Devon Council. Well done to all other candidates on their campaigns also.
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Genuine class from Bendor Grosvenor. Civility and scrupulous fair mindedness in recognising one of the important legal flaws of the humble address.
@Geoffrey_Cox
Having listened again to the relevant clip, I'm afraid I got this wrong; the Attorney General was in fact making the distinction between private communications which in any way touched on prorogation, and that which related to official business. >
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With pleasure
Hey
@geoffrey_cox
🙋 Pass the deal, so we can start building a better future for Britain.
#HeyMP
@BestForBritain
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This week, I gave a short interview to Radio Devon on progress towards re-opening Appledore Shipyard. You can listen here.
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Congratulations not only to all my Conservative County Council colleagues elected and re-elected yesterday in a superb clean sweep in Torridge and West Devon but also to all those candidates who stood in the election.
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“For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice.” Geoffrey Cox’s Onward speech – ‘if I can raise any humour tonight it’s going to be gallows humour’ | Coffee House
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Thank you Suzanne and to
@michelledonelan
@yourwiltshire
and Chippenham Conservatives for their warm welcome and hospitality.
Just the best after dinner speaker you will ever hear. Geoffrey Cox QC MP. Cumberwell Park, Bradford on Avon tonight.
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Wonderful to help open the new slipway in baking sunshine at Westward Ho! beach today and while we were at it christen Philupa, the plastic eating fish!
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“New generations of warships will be built across the UK, from Glasgow and Rosyth, to Belfast, Appledore and Birkenhead” 👇
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I have recorded another short tale for children and adults, Theft Of A Duck’. Have a look on
#SoundCloud
#np
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Dear Girls and Boys, public sector pay is dealt with by pay review bodies and at budgets not Queen's Speeches. Watch this space.
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“It will require us to relearn strategies, tactics and virtues at odds with the hyper-emotional performative stupidity and instant gratification of the Twitter era. Our elites will need to reprogramme themselves psychologically, economically and militarily, read some history,
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Delighted welcome my constituent and Bideford resident Jane Bellworthy, representing U3A, to tea in parliament to discuss their important work.
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Calling Appledore Shipyard workers. Appledore Shipyard is back in business and recruiting again.
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Just finished online meeting with Devon CCG and Director of Public Health. Good news that cases continue to decline and now only 2 people in hospital in all Devon with Covid-19. Good system in place to monitor test and trace. It’s time to get our local economy moving.
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Delighted well over 100
@TWDCA1
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#BackBoris
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