Alec re-elected to represent Wetherby & Easingwold Wednesday, 10 July, 2024 On Thursday 4th July, Sir Alec Shelbrooke was re-elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for Wetherby & Easingwold. Commenting, Alec said, "Thank you to all 20,597 fellow residents who voted to elect me as your local Member of Parliament. To those whose vote I didn’t secure this time, I will work hard for you wherever you live or for whomever you voted. I’ll continue to be an active and... Local News
Alec receives a knighthood for public service 2nd January 2024 HM King Charles III has conferred upon Alec Shelbrooke the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for public and political service... Local News
Alec welcomes support for kinship carers 15th December 2023 Earlier today, the government launched the first ever national kinship care strategy, 'Championing Kinship Care', as well as an additional £8.5 million for... Local News
Alec welcomes action to tackle fraud 30th November 2023 Today the Government announced a world-first agreement with eleven of the biggest tech companies - including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon - to tackle... Local News
Alec welcomes investment in UK economy 27th November 2023 Earlier today, the Prime Minister unveiled over £29 billion of new investment in the UK economy. This investment, which is triple the sum raised at the last... Local News
Alec welcomes men's health announcements 20th November 2023 On International Men's Day, Alec has welcomed the Department for Health and Social Care's announcement of a new prostate cancer screening trial, led by Prostate... Local News
Alec welcomes funding for road repairs 17th November 2023 Today, Alec welcomed the Transport Secretary's announcement of £991 million of further investment to repair roads across Yorkshire and the Humber, meaning that... Local News
Alec supports action on water quality 6th November 2023 Alec Shelbrooke MP has welcomed the Government's decision to force water companies to bring forward £60 billion of planned investment in order to prevent sewage... Local News
Alec welcomes childcare investment 2nd November 2023 The Conservative Government has recently announced a further £289 million investment in wraparound childcare, helping to boost availability and accessibility... Local News
Alec presses Ministers on RAF Linton-on-Ouse 27th October 2023 On Tuesday, Alec questioned the Minister for Immigration, Robert Jenrick MP, on proposals to use the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse site to process asylum seekers... Local News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News