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We include the areas of Stamford Bridge, Pocklington, Market Weighton, Driffield, Bridlington and all the villages inbetween. From 2008 our area will also include Brandesburton.
If you live in the Driffield area, see the latest news from the Driffield Conservative branch at: driffieldintouch.com
CONTACTS. TO JOIN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY in East Yorkshire please telephone us on Tel: 01377 232757 or e-mail for details to: .eycca@btconnect.com You can also download a Membership Form. TO CONTACT YOUR EAST RIDING COUNCILLOR, send an e-mail to: Conservative.Group@eastriding.gov.uk adding your home address. TO CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, please write to: The Rt Hon Greg Knight MP, House of Commons, Westminster SW1A 0AA. Or e-mail Greg at: secretary@gregknight.com If sending an e-mail you must add your home address. If you have a question or a problem which concerns a planning issue, you should contact your local councillor as planning decisions have been devolved by Parliament to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Decisions are therefore taken by the Council's Planning Committee and not by our MP. ________________ Conservatives believe in: Making our economy more competitive - Improving our quality of life Public service improvement - Protecting our security * * * * * ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN Cllr Felicity Temple
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT The Rt Hon Greg Knight MP.
"No government can run businesses and create wealth. What governments can do is create the best possible conditions for wealth creation. So I believe the next Conservative government should set itself a simple economic objective: to make Britain the best place in the world to do business." David Cameron MP, Speech to the Centre for Policy Studies. |
'INCAPABILITY BROWN' - The Man Who Came to Dither. Dithering Gordon Brown's Labour government has been rocked by rumours of an impending resignation of a ministerial aide - who later, it appears, changed her mind ! Angela Smith, MP for Sheffield Hillsborough, who is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Treasury Minister Yvette Cooper, was reported as quitting in protest at Brown's plans to abolish the 10p Income Tax rate. Within the hour, after frantic behind-the-scenes Labour party discussions, Ms Smith then announced she was not going anywhere! At the same time, Gordon Brown came under fire from Labour peer Lord Desai who said: "Blair was like champagne and caviar, Brown is more like porridge or Haggis. He is very solid, very nourishing but not exciting. He was put on earth to show how good a Minister Tony Blair was" Gordon Brown has been further rocked by gaffe-prone Chancellor Alaistair Darling admitting that Labour has to 'sharpen up its act' on the very day Brown himself was voted 'the most boring person in the country.' Darling later back-tracked on his 10p tax rate hit by announcing a panic package of help 'to be revealed later.' Greg Knight, East Yorkshire Conservative MP, has said: 'axing the 10p income tax rate will hit people on low incomes. What a government !' MAY LOCAL ELECTIONS There were no elections at all this May in the East Riding But the good news is that Boris Johnson is the new Mayor of London He received 1,168,738 first and second preference votes compared with Ken Livingstone's 1,028,966. In his victory speech, he promised to work "flat out" to repay the confidence of everyone who voted for him. LIBERAL DEMOCRATS JOIN LABOUR IN 'RATTING' ON REFERENDUM PROMISE. The bill to ratify the EU reform treaty has cleared the House of Commons despite a revolt by 19 Labour MPs. Ministers say that no referendum is needed as the treaty merely amends the EU's existing constitution. However, Conservatives say the government is being "cowardly and deceitful" for refusing to hold a referendum. They say the treaty is essentially the same as the constitution, a view backed by experts and the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. Labour rebels who oppose the treaty have warned the government to no avail, aided by the flip-flopping Lib Dems. Lib Dem Leader Mr Clegg now says he agrees with the Labour government that a referendum is not necessary. . At the end of a long debate a motion to approve a Referendum was lost due to Labour votes and Lib-Dem abstentions. East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight voted against the Bill and for a Referendum. Conservative Party leader David Cameron said even if Parliament ratified the treaty, a future Tory government would hold a referendum. Asked whether he could offer a "cast iron" guarantee that he would offer a referendum when in government, he said: "As soon as we have an election, the sooner we can have a referendum". He accused Labour of "lying down and taking whatever is suggested in Brussels". He added: "Margaret Thatcher showed in recovering the British rebate that if you have a very clear, straightforward approach in Europe and say 'there are some things we want to change', then there's no reason you cannot achieve your objectives." Conservatives are angry that Labour and the Lib Dems both promised a referendum on the Constitution but both have since dishonoured that promise.
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