Paul Goodman

I represented more Muslims than any other Conservative MP for the best part of a decade in High Wycombe from 2001 until 2010.

Now being considered in the House of Lords, the proposals remain sketchy about detail and risk satisfying no one

Earlier this year, I wrote to a fellow parliamentarian who is a prominent supporter of the state of Israel. My purpose was to question whether the actions of its government in Gaza were prejudicial to the long-term safety and security of the Jewish state.

When I turned 18, my father gave me a book. It was called How Conservatives Think . Inside the cover, he wrote, in his stiff, slanted handwriting: “I never knew they did.”

Imagine that Nigel Farage were to leave front-line politics – to present his GB News show full-time, perhaps, or to step up his work promoting gold investment. What would happen to Reform?

We have dithered and changed our minds for 74 years. The only thing that’s certain is that we would not be reliable partners

The report said that the council candidate in Burnley wanted to encourage the end of “free mixing”. “Muslim women aren't really comfortable with being involved with Muslim men,” she said. “I'm sure we can have segregated areas, segregated gyms, where Muslim women don't have to sacrifice their health.”

King’s Speech is a chance to make the UK a hostile environment for extremists and hate-peddlers

The King is reported to have been reluctant to deliver the Gracious Speech at today's State Opening of Parliament . He had reason to be.

The splintering of Britain’s party system may have only just begun, making stable government ever harder to achieve