Local MPs join forces to fight for future of family farms Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 MPs Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Kevin Hollinrake have warned that the future of family farms is at risk following tax changes announced in the recent budget. The loss of Agricultural Property Relief (APR), which has been a long-standing components of the tax code, was met with anger from the National Farmers’ Union last week. Now both MPs, representing seats in Yorkshire's countryside, have teamed up... Local News
Leeds' Labour must stop the destruction of greenbelt 22nd September 2017 Response to Leeds City Council’s Position Statement on the examination of the Site Allocations Plan and the initial stages of the Selective Core Strategy Review... Local News
Supporting British Farming 18th September 2017 Alec has recognised the vital role that local farmers play contributing to the economy and food production as he pledged to Back British Farming at an event in... Local News
Alec pledges support to overseas territory on Gibraltar Day 8th September 2017 The Gibraltar Government has invited Alec and a cross-party group of 27 other Members of Parliament to Gibraltar for talks on the economy and Brexit. The visit... Local News
Alec welcomes the re-opening of Linton Bridge 7th September 2017 Alec joined local Councillors Ryan Stephenson and Matthew Robinson for the long-awaited reopening of Linton Bridge on Saturday 2nd September. The grade II... Local News
Late Summer Government Updates 4th September 2017 Conservative Ministers have continued to work throughout the summer on behalf of voters in Elmet & Rothwell. Measures have been announced to protect pensioners... Local News
Government activity this summer 17th August 2017 Despite the Parliamentary recess, Alec and the Conservative Government are working hard this summer to deliver for residents in Elmet & Rothwell. Immigration... Local News
Core Strategy Selective Review Response 31st July 2017 Alec has always opposed the Labour-run Council’s housing target of 70,000 new homes across Leeds. We do need more affordable homes but, as Alec argued at the... Local News
Alec appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party 31st July 2017 The Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Theresa May, has asked Alec to become Vice-Chairman (International) of the Conservative Party. The... Local News
Continuing to lobby for mitigation over HS2 31st July 2017 When HS2 Ltd announced the route for Phase 2b of the HS2 line into Leeds in November 2016, Alec announced his five-point plan to secure mitigation on the route... Local News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
