Conservatives slam councillors awarding themselves a pay rise Tuesday, 21 November, 2023 LABOUR councillors on Cumberland have voted to give themselves a £300,000 pay rise, just weeks after announcing a £29m overspend in their budget. Members of the ruling group have today (21st November) approved the whopping increase, which was carried by 31 votes to 10 with two abstentions. The Conservatives voted against the increase alongside three Independents, but Labour and the Liberal... Local News
Seaton Man Seeks to be Next Conservative MP For Workington 14th October 2019 Local Councillor and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council Mark Jenkinson has been selected by local Conservative party activists as their candidate for... Local News
Times & Star Politics Column - 4th October 2019 4th October 2019 Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s Times & Star: I was often critical of Allerdale's previous administration for attempts to... Articles
Allerdale Councillor putting Cumbria first by joining the Conservatives 3rd October 2019 Recently elected Aspatria Councillor Mike Little has joined the Conservatives, after being impressed by the Allerdale’s Conservative group role in the... Local News
Boris Johnson's 2019 Conference Speech 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years and I know that some of you may have been mildly peppered with abuse on the way in... Speeches
Priti Patel's 2019 Conference Speech 1st October 2019 Today, here in Manchester, the Conservative Party takes its rightful place as the Party of Law and Order in Britain once again. We stand with the brave men and... Speeches
Sajid Javid's 2019 Conference Speech 30th September 2019 Thank you for that welcome… And can I welcome my mum. You saw her in that video… … and she is here with us today for her first conference. Twenty years ago, Mum... Speeches
Times & Star Politics Column - 6th September 2019 6th September 2019 Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s Times & Star. "This is the first opportunity I’ve had following the announcement that all... Articles
Times & Star Politics Column - 9th August 2019 9th August 2019 Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s Times & Star. Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of... Articles
Times & Star Politics Column - 12th July 2019 12th July 2019 Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s Times & Star. Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of... Articles
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
