Before Boris became Prime Minister, I was asked who I would choose to lead the Conservative Party, my initial answer was Ruth Davidson MSP, the Scottish Conservative leader. Later I thought my 'dream team' would be Ruth Davidson job sharing with Gareth Southgate.
As political leaders continue to wrestle with the Covid19 crisis, how do the government ministers assess risk? For the PM it is the balance of risk, supporting a strong economy and the UK’s health.
The last time I went to Ireland was for a friend’s wedding, I was struck by how green everything was and how friendly the people were. My favourite story about HM The Queen comes from a connection with Ireland.
The combination of chickpeas and cinnamon evokes the taste of Morocco, a country situated in the north west of Africa, about the same size as California. The capital city is Rabat, but the largest city is Casablanca with over 4 million residents.
A few years ago, I visited South Sudan’s internally displaced people camps and refugee camps. I met families surviving on tiny amounts of food, a small bottle of oil, grain and beans. Nothing you see on the news prepares you for seeing this heart-breaking poverty.
Brazil is about 35 times bigger than the UK, and it is sometimes called “o Pais do Futebol” the country of football. Brazil is the world’s 9th largest economy, with 60% of the country covered by rainforests. Brazil has a third of the world’s rainforests and the most famous one, the Amazon.
