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
The Leader Times Series April 17th 2020 17th April 2020 Work continues at pace to help those most badly affected by the outbreak of coronavirus. We will all be deeply affected by this, one way or another. However... Articles
The Leader Times Series April 10th 2020 10th April 2020 This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalised in his own, personal battle against coronavirus. At the time of writing, there were encouraging signs... Articles
The Leader Times Series April 3rd 2020 3rd April 2020 After a period of rapid change, with big announcements every day, things this week have seemed to settle down a bit, as those of us who can stay at home get... Articles
The Leader Times Series March 27th 2020 27th March 2020 Now that the essential legislation on corona virus measures are passed into law, MPs are off to work from home following the same rules that we've asked... Articles
The Leader Times Series March 20th 2020 20th March 2020 The past week has been unprecedented, as resources have been mobilised to tackle the global corona virus crisis. Our own government and governments across the... Articles
The Leader Times Series March 13th 2020 13th March 2020 This week saw Chancellor Rishi Sunak deliver his first Budget, delayed from November due to the election. However, for pub regulars like me it was worth the... Articles
The Leader Times Series March 6th 2020 6th March 2020 Sadly, it seems the UK continues to be affected by coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases grows and other countries across the world deal with outbreaks... Articles
The Leader Times Series February 28th 2020 28th February 2020 Sadly, the horrible, wet weather affecting many parts of the UK continues. Some of the images of flooding along major rivers such as the Severn have been... Articles
The Leader Times Series February 21st 21st February 2020 Last week’s reshuffle saw me move on from my role in the Foreign Office, as the Prime Minister asked me to take on a new brief in the Department for Transport... Articles