Cornwall Council votes to send ‘strong message’ to Labour Government over Family Farm Tax Thursday, 28 November, 2024 Cornwall Council has today voted overwhelmingly to object to the Labour Government’s plans for a Family Farm Tax. In a meeting of the Full Council, councillors endorsed a motion brought by Liskeard councillor Nick Craker and seconded by Mevagissey and St Austell Bay councillor James Mustoe that called upon Leader of the council Linda Taylor to write to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food... Local News
Double welcomes Government funding commitment for South West Rail Improvements Reports 3rd February 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament of St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government that it will provide funding for reports into... Local News
Steve Double MP welcomes ‘Early Innovator’ childcare pilot funding for Cornwall 2nd February 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed today’s announcement by the Department for Education that Cornwall will be included... Local News
Responsible Fishing Scheme Campaign Launched 28th January 2016 Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall, was pleased to host the launching of the National Seafish campaign to get people to sign up to the new Responsible... Local News
Steve Double MP joins calls for changes to BT monopoly on superfast expansion monopoly 26th January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has today co-signed a new report from the British Infrastructure Group of MPs (BIG) revealing that... Local News
Steve Double MP welcomes ban on legal highs 25th January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the successful vote this week to ban the sale of legal highs. Local News
Steve Double MP tackles Government on childhood obesity strategy 25th January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has joined the debate on the Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy. Local News
Double slams Government plans to monitor Sunday Schools 21st January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has today spoken in Parliament on the need for the Government to scrap plans that could see... Local News
Double holds meeting with Post Office Ltd over future of St Austell branch 21st January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has today met with representatives of Post Office Ltd regarding reports yesterday on the future of... Local News
Mustoe’s call for changes to Cornwall Council’s public toilet funding to get first airing at upcoming meeting 18th January 2016 James Mustoe, Cornwall Councillor for Mevagissey’s Motion to Cornwall Council; " That, given the failure of the 'It's your convenience' consultation, that this... Local News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
Labour’s NHS policy descends into chaos 13th November 2019 Labour’s own research into shorter working hours has warned that a 35 hour week would hit hospitals and cause staff shortages. National News
12 Questions to Boris Johnson 12th November 2019 Boris Johnson's funny moments come up a lot in his general election broadcast, but the message is clear. National News
Only the Conservatives can be trusted to deliver jobs 12th November 2019 Since we came into office, we have fixed Labour’s mess and broken employment records.The number of people in full-time jobs is at a record high; we’ve taken the... National News
10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 12th November 2019 A Corbyn government means wasteful spending that would wreck the economy and dangerous plans to seize control of private businesses – at huge expense to the... National News
