NATO: The Year Ahead Monday, 18 November, 2024 With a change in leadership in the United States, Russia’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine and the growing conflict in the Middle East, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly continues to provide the democratic underpinning of the wider NATO alliance. Whilst in government, I had the honour to lead the UK’s delegation to the NATO assembly but, following the outcome of the UK general election, that... Opinions
Wetherby's Big Society 8th September 2013 Cabinet Minister Frances Maude accepted Alec’s invitation to visit Wetherby’s award winning Sandringham Park. Working as a community, residents have clamped... Local News
Barclays faces new questions over lending 21st March 2013 The government is extending its investigation into Barclays‘ involvement in a state-backed loan scheme, after the business minister, Michael Fallon, intervened... Local News
Alec calls for minimum wage rise 17th January 2013 In January inflation fell to 2% – hitting the Bank of England’s target for the first time in four years. Wage growth is now set to outstrip inflation and it’s... Local News
'Ban benefits claimants from spending handouts on alcohol': Tory MP calls for law change to prohibit state welfare being spent on non-essentials 20th December 2012 Benefits claimants should be banned from spending welfare handouts on alcohol and cigarettes, a Conservative MP has said. Alec Shelbrooke wants to prohibit... Local News
Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke introduces Bill for Welfare Cash Cards, to stop claimants buying cigarettes and alcohol 20th December 2012 This morning in the Commons, Alec Shelbrooke, the Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell introduced a Bill calling for the introduction of a Welfare Cash... Local News
'Welfare cash cards' can help reduce the benefits bill and stop people buying booze and fags with taxpayer's money 20th December 2012 This morning Alec Shelbrooke, Conservative Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell, positively doused himself in glory by delivering a 10-minute rule bill... Local News
No beer on benefits: Tory MP wants those on benefits banned from buying 'unnecessary items' 20th December 2012 People on benefits should be barred from buying fags and booze, according to a Tory MP who was branded “vile” today. Alec Shelbrooke, the MP for Elmet and... Local News
No luxuries like fags and booze with benefits cash in welfare revolution 19th December 2012 BENEFIT claimants will be banned from spending handouts on fags and booze under a proposed welfare revolution. The radical plan would see social security money... Local News
MP: Ban claimants from buying booze 18th December 2012 Benefits claimants should be banned from spending their state handouts on cigarettes and booze, a Tory MP has controversially claimed. Alec Shelbrooke told the... Local News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
