Big Crowds Expected For Visit Of Jeremy Corbyn To Region

Big Crowds Expected For Visit Of Jeremy Corbyn To Region
May 22, 2017

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn can expect a warm welcome when he visits today as campaigners label the Tory manifesto ‘The longest suicide note in history.’

Promising cuts to State Pension, removal of Winter Fuel Allowance from millions of pensioners and charging dead people for social care has led to the suicide note allegation.

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Polling Cards Posted Ahead Of 2017 General Election

Polling Cards Posted Ahead Of 2017 General Election
May 18, 2017

People who have registered to vote in the general election on Thursday, 8 June will soon be receiving a poll card.

The first wave of poll cards have already been sent out and a second batch of cards are due to be sent out later this month to those people who are eligible to vote.

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LibDems Will Introduce Legal, Regulated Market For Cannabis

LibDems Will Introduce Legal, Regulated Market For Cannabis
May 15, 2017

Denis Healy says plans by the Liberal Democrats for a legalised cannabis market will help tackle organised crime and mental health issues caused by the drug.

Mr. Healy who is standing in the 2017 Election says that by introducing these measures it will make the drug safer and help tackle criminals who profit for the sale of Cannabis.

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MP Graham Stuart Says He Is Honoured To Be Reselected

MP Graham Stuart Says He Is Honoured To Be Resected
May 6, 2017

MP Graham Stuart says he is honoured after he confirmed he was reselected to represent the Conservative Party in June’s General Election.

Mr. Stuart who enjoys a commanding majority is the odds on favourite to retain his seat for the third time and looking to represent Beverley & Holderness for the fourth time.

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Denis Healy Supports Tax Increase To Help Save The NHS

Denis Healy Supports Tax Increase To Help Save The NHS
May 6, 2017

The Liberal Democrats have announced they would plug funding gaps for the NHS and social care by putting a penny on income tax, in their first major manifesto commitment of the election campaign.

They claim the increase in tax would raise an additional £56m for the East Riding, with £44m for the NHS and £12m for social care each year.

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Johanna Boal Named As Labour Candidate To Take On Graham Stuart

Johanna Boal Named As Labour Candidate To Take On Graham Stuart
May 2, 2017

Johanna Boal from Beverley, has been selected as Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Beverley and Holderness constituency for the General Election on 8 June.

Mrs Boal said she wants to restore hope to people’s lives that have been ruined by the ‘cynical and cruel Tories’ that she says have slashed spending locally.

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Holderness Beach Fishermen’s Hopes Rise For Early Sea Bass Dispensation

Holderness Beach Fishermen’s Hopes Rise For Early Sea Bass Dispensation
April 27, 2017

Graham Stuart MP has received a welcome boost to his campaign for the EU to scrap its new regulation which prohibits the Holderness onshore fishermen from landing Sea Bass.

Graham met onshore fisherman Shaun Wingham and his wife Penny in Withernsea recently to hear about the impact of the new EU regulation which prohibits them from landing Sea Bass. Shaun and his colleagues fish using a net that is stretched out along the beach at low tide, allowing the catch to be brought in when the tide retreats again. Sea Bass is the most valuable part of their haul.

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Briefing Session For Prospective Election Candidates

April 26, 2017

A briefing session is to be held for candidates and agents who are considering standing in the general election.

The session is being organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and is for prospective candidates and agents for the constituencies of Beverley and Holderness; Haltemprice and Howden; and East Yorkshire.

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