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…
Read MoreToday, 18th April 2017, Theresa May has called a General Election. Theresa May: I have just chaired a meeting of Cabinet where we agreed that the Government should call a general election to be held on the 8th June. I want to explain the reasons for that decision, what will…
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Our AGM on 31st March this year, was a very well-attended event. All our Officers gave informative reports, as well as Elfan Ap Rees who up-dated us on North Somerset Council. In the Financial Report, Charles Walker stated that our membership numbers had risen, and hoped they would continue to do so, and…
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We were looking forward to an exciting evening in February when we had a Dinner planned at the Grand Atlantic Hotel with Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as our Guest Speaker. We were not disappointed. Firstly, the venue lived up to expectations, the service was excellent, and the food was lovely. (And – parking is free!) Secondly, Jacob…
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A February afternoon was ideal for a lovely Cream Tea with loads of scones, cream and jam, and sandwiches. We were at the Beachlands and Nicky Morgan MP joined us. Although being reshuffled out of her job as Education Secretary by the new Prime Minister, Nicky is still very interested in the subject and…
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