Geoffrey Cox QC is MP for Torridge and West Devon

I am deeply honoured to have been elected for the sixth time to represent the communities that have been my home for a quarter of a century.

This lady deserves all our thanks.

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… https://x.com/i/web/status/1760614058187767821

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.

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.

Phenomenal address to the UN by President Zelensky. More eloquent and powerful in English than many for whom it is their native language.

God Rest Her Majesty. Long Live the King.

Proud to campaign for local schoolteacher, primary school head, and fine Conservative candidate for Tiverton and Honiton #HelenHurford today.

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

“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,

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.

Deeply saddened by the death of David Amess. A good and decent man.

Delighted to celebrate English Tourism week by opening the new social centre in the glorious Devon sunshine valley at Hartford Bridge Park today.

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.

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.

This is parliamentary skill. Brilliant from Ruth Davidson.

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.

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.

With pleasure

“New generations of warships will be built across the UK, from Glasgow and Rosyth, to Belfast, Appledore and Birkenhead” 👇

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.

Proud to be backing British farming on #BackBritishFarmingDay

Calling Appledore Shipyard workers. Appledore Shipyard is back in business and recruiting again. https://www.harland-wolff.com/careersopenday/

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.

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.

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!

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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I have recorded another short tale for children and adults, Theft Of A Duck’. Have a look on #SoundCloud #np

“The old boy” will take serious (and preferably) polite suggestions!

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.

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!

Best wishes to the Prime Minister and all those with Coronavirus for a swift recovery to full health.

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

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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Thank you Angela. A really great pleasure to be with friends and colleagues and a vibrant Welsh Conservative Party at its successful conference.

Thank you Suzanne and to @michelledonelan @yourwiltshire and Chippenham Conservatives for their warm welcome and hospitality.

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!

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.

“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 https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/05/full-text-geoffrey-coxs-onward-speech-if-i-can-raise-any-humour-tonight-its-going-to-be-gallows-humour/

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!
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/twas-the-week-before-christmas/id1213415786?i=1000460154325

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.

Delighted that the superb Alex Chalk is still the MP for Cheltenham. He has worked tirelessly for his communities.

This week, I gave a short interview to Radio Devon on progress towards re-opening Appledore Shipyard. You can listen here.

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.