North Cornwall will challenge ‘Serious failures’ – MP
Commenting on the Conservative Party’s selection of Sian Flynn to fight North Cornwall at the next general election, local MP Dan Rogerson today (Tuesday) said his constituents would want to challenge her both on the Conservatives’ record and on their agenda. Ms Flynn is the fourth Conservative candidate in the constituency since 1992, when Paul Tyler first won the North Cornwall seat. Commenting, Dan Rogerson said: “As the latest in... Read More
MP visits Stratton Primary School
North Cornwall’s MP this morning (Friday) visited Stratton Primary School to talk to Year Five and Year Six pupils. The students, some of whom are in their final months at the school before going on to secondary school, have been learning about democracy in Ancient Greece. The school has a Council of pupils, who are elected to take decisions on behalf of their peers. The local Liberal Democrat MP spoke to them about the importance of listening... Read More
Local MPs put new minister on the spot
Cornwall’s five MPs have called for a meeting with the new Local Government Minister, John Healey MP, to pave the way for further devolution of powers to Cornwall, through strengthened local government. The MPs have offered conditional support to the OneCornwall bid for a single, directly-elected, strategic body for Cornwall, replacing both the current County and District Councils. Although they had previously received verbal reassurance from former Local... Read More
Five tests for South West Minister
Devon and Cornwall’s eight-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs has called on newly appointed Minister for the South West, Ben Bradshaw, to set out his priorities for the two counties and set the Minister five tests of his commitment to the Westcountry. Local campaigners, along with the Western Morning News, have long called for a Ministerial appointment for the region but local MPs are concerned that the move could prove to be ‘all spin and no delivery’.... Read More
