On January 30th, 2020, I stood up in the European Parliament. I waved my Union Jack flag, I said goodbye, I caught Eurostar, and today is my first public return to Brussels in four years. Now, I hadn’t expected to be welcomed exactly with open arms by this community, but what happened today was truly extraordinary. A conference being held by NatCon, National Conservatism, run by the Edmund Burke Society, based in Washington DC, bringing together conservative voices from America, the UK and the whole of Europe. Attending the conference, members of European royal families, very senior businessme…
