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Protecting and enhancing individual freedom might be considered a Conservative value, but this is also about rights and, above all, how we treat people – including immigrants

Supporters listen as Farage speaksPosters on the seats for supporters of the Brexit Partysystem. My time as chair of the Education Committee and, subsequently, chair of the Commission on Sustainable Learning for Life, Work and a Changing Economy were both platforms where I celebrated education but also promoted my belief in reform and extra resources.

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