A fair number of local residents have got in touch about homeless people in and around Weston town centre. It isn’t a new problem, of course; most towns and cities have a shifting group of ‘rough-sleepers’, plus a larger group of at-risk people whose accommodation isn’t secure and are either…
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Join us for an exceptional talk followed by an auction of highly collectable items hosted by the remarkable Lord Archer. A master of story-telling and a best-selling author, his books are simply one aspect of what has been a distinctly colourful life. Lord Archer walked the corridors of power at…
Read MoreJohn Penrose speaks about need for Weston Hospital to work closer with Bristol to save our town’s A&E…
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The repeal bill aims to achieve something pretty simple: when we leave the EU, all current EU law will become British law so that life goes on as normal after Brexit. Nothing more. It ought to be a rather boring, technical exercise in legal copying and pasting. Very dull. Nothing…
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Huge thanks to everyone who came to visit our stall in Weston-Super-Mare Pride last week. Pride is an event that’s important to our local Conservative Party membership, because we believe the LGBT community is under-represented – not just in Councils or Parliament, but across society as a whole as well. There’s lots more detail about our work…
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John met with local students in Parliament yesterday. The students had a great trip and took the opportunity to ask John about life as an MP. John said it’s always great to welcome students to Westminster and he is always pleased to answer their questions – even the more difficult…
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The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, has announced an extra £1.3 billion boost to core schools funding. This will increase the money spent on every pupil across the country. Along with plans for a new national funding formula, something John Penrose has fought for for many years, the Conservatives are putting…
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The Chair of the Treasury Select Committee is an influential figure in Parliament. At numerous points throughout the year, he/she will grill the Chancellor and the Prime Minister on spending. Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has put his name into the fat alongside friend and colleague Jacob Rees Mogg. Over the…
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Conservative MP John Penrose has held his parliamentary seat in Weston-super-Mare winning with 29,982 votes. Mr Penrose won 53 per cent of the vote in Weston-super-Mare, the highest Tory percentage of the vote there in 34 years. He took to twitter following his victory to thank people who voted for…
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Well that was unexpected……….! As I’m sure you’re aware by now, Theresa May has called a General Election for 8th June 2017. Almost no-one was predicting it but, with two years of tough Brexit discussions and global trade negotiations on the horizon, I think she’s right that we’ll need a…
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