A Right to Food in Cumbria 28th October 2022 Recently, the new Cumberland Shadow Authority passed to me a motion entitled 'A Right to Food in Cumberland' - demanding a number of things from this Government... Articles
Times and Star Column - 6th October 2022 6th October 2022 Having lived in Workington all my life, I have lived the doomsters' narrative of inevitable decline. Under Labour, the council saw its role as to manage what... Articles
Liz Truss Can Get Things Done 11th August 2022 Times and Star Column - Thursday 11th August 2022 "As we approach the final furlong of the Conservative leadership race, it is right to reflect on what has... Articles
Times and Star Column - 27th January 2022 27th January 2022 This week the draft Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 was laid before Parliament. This is the next step in creating two unitary councils for Cumbria... Articles
Local Government Reform - Let’s Seize the Opportunity 22nd July 2021 In 2019, every Allerdale Conservative councillor stood on a manifesto commitment to seek a solution to Cumbria’s ‘unitary question’. As Deputy Leader of... Articles
Times and Star Column - 6th May 2021 6th May 2021 Today is polling day here and across Britain. Local Government and policing are extremely important for our local area, our communities and the Workington... Articles
Times & Star Politics Column: Levelling-Up Work Goes On 11th March 2021 It is clear that since being elected, the Government is driving its ‘Levelling up’ agenda. Some may argue that they are doing this for political gain, to secure... Articles
The Case for Coal 21st September 2020 This article was published on ConservativeHome. Earlier this week saw the publication of a decision by the Secretary of State to reject the application by Banks... Articles
Workington MP signs up to champion the environment in Parliament 10th September 2020 Mark Jenkinson MP has become a member of the Conservative Environment Network's (CEN) Parliamentary Caucus to champion action on decarbonisation and... Articles