New Pendle & Clitheroe Constituency Thursday, 6 July, 2023 The 2023 Boundary Review, conducted by the independent Boundary Commission for England, sets out plans to reorganise UK parliamentary constituencies to reflect population change. Boundary reviews should take place every eight years, but constituency boundaries have not changed since 2010 due to political opposition to previous proposed changes. The final recommendations for new Parliamentary... Local News
Andrew Stephenson MP is calling on Pub Goers in Pendle to nominate their favourite pub for the Parliamentary Pub of the Year Awards. 25th September 2019 The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs have Launched this Year's Parliamentary Pub of the Year Awards. This award focuses on celebrating pubs in our... Local News
The Leader Times series September 20th 2019 25th September 2019 Whilst the row in the Supreme Court about whether Parliament should be sitting or not drags on, I have taken the opportunity to get out and about across Pendle... Articles
The Leader Times series September 13th 2019 25th September 2019 In last week’s column I mentioned my ongoing dialogue with Ministers to make the case for Pendle being included in the £3.6 billion Towns Fund. I am delighted... Articles
The Leader Times series September 6th 2019 25th September 2019 Away from the seemingly endless and unproductive Brexit debates in Parliament this week, my focus has firmly remained on my job – delivering for Pendle. This... Articles
The Leader Times series August 23rd 2019 25th September 2019 For many young people and their families, the last few weeks have been stressful to say the least. The publication of A-level and GSCE results means lots of... Articles
The Leader Times series August 16th 2019 25th September 2019 For Earby residents, watching the events at the damaged Whaley Bridge dam may have brought back difficult memories of the 2015 Boxing Day floods that engulfed... Articles
The Leader Times Series August 9th 2019 25th September 2019 On Sunday we heard about the death of former Mayor of Pendle Tony Beckett. Tony was a popular figure across Pendle for both his work as a Councillor and for his... Articles
The Leader Times series August 2nd 2019 25th September 2019 When I was first elected in 2010, the main challenge we faced was getting the economy back under control. Following the biggest recession since the Great... Articles
Statement on attempts to block no deal 4th September 2019 Last night I voted with the Government to keep no deal on the table. It is unbelievable that MP’s want to tie the Prime Ministers hands in the middle of the... Westminster News