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Conservative Shadow Transport Secretary joins battle to save Nuneaton’s trains

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Press Release
28 April 2008

The battle to save Nuneaton’s train services from cuts was boosted today by the visit of Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers MP, to Nuneaton. | more

Second LibDem councillor joins Conservatives in Ludlow constituency

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Press Release
26 April 2008

Shropshire Conservatives today welcomed former LibDem councillor Peter Martin into the Conservative Group at Shropshire County Council. | more

David Cameron goes back to school in Walsall

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Press Release
10 April 2008

Watch a video of David Cameron talking to a class of children in Walsall. | more

Lib Dem councillor defects to Conservatives

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Press Release
10 April 2008

Shropshire Conservatives welcomed former LibDem councillor David Gibbon into the Conservative Group at Shirehall in Shrewsbury today. | more

Packed meeting demands Randlay Post Office stays open

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Press Release
8 April 2008

Tom Biggins, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Telford, was delighted at the outcome of the packed Public Meeting – to keep Randlay Post Office open - that he organised at the Randlay Centre, on Monday, 7th April 2008. | more

Abolition of 10 percent tax rate will hit the poorest 13,500 workers in Herefordshire hardest, says

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Press Release
7 April 2008

The Government's decision to axe the 10% starting rate of income tax will hit the poorest 13,500 workers in Herefordshire hardest, says Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman. | more

10p Tax Rate

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Press Release
7 April 2008

Conservative Candidate Calls for Support for Staffordshire Moorlands Tax Payers | more

Birmingham Edgbaston Conservatives Gala Dinner

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Press Release
7 April 2008

Birmingham Edgbaston Conservatives Gala Dinner with guest of honour Rt Hon The Lord (Douglas) Hurd CH CBE | more

Eric Pickles in Edgbaston

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Press Release
3 April 2008

This lunch time Eric Pickles MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government) joined husband and wife team John and Deirdre Alden in Harborne High Street in the Edgbaston Parliamentary Constituency. | more

Post Office closures body blow to local communities

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Press Release
1 April 2008

Philip Dunne MP commented on today's disclosure by Post Office Ltd that the brunt of the Government's plans to close post offices in Shropshire will fall on rural communities in the Ludlow constituency. | more

Mark launches 'Stop the Closures' Post Office Campaign

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Press Release
1 April 2008

Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has vowed to fight plans by the government to close post office closures in his constituency, including the proposal to close Park Corner post office in King Street, Wellington. | more

PENSIONERS: UK fourth at risk of poverty, claims Tory

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Press Release
1 April 2008

Britain's pensioners are some of the most likely in Europe to be at risk of poverty, according to newly released figures. | more

Conservative campaign launched to keep Telford's post offices open

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Press Release
31 March 2008

Telford residents have reacted with dismay to the news that the Government will be announcing Post Office closures in Telford on the 1st April. | more

Tamworth Conservative’s launch Post Office Fight Back Campaign

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Press Release
31 March 2008

Christopher Pincher Launches Borough Park Post Office Fight Back Campaign | more

Staffordshire Moorlands Conservatives: Post Office Action

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Press Release
31 March 2008

Staffordshire Moorlands Conservatives were out and about across the Moorlands on Saturday, visiting local Post Offices and delivering leaflets to homes that could be affected by the Post Office closures due to be announced on Tuesday this week. | more

Conservative Party Candidates for the 2009 European Elections

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Press Release
28 March 2008

The Conservative Party’s candidates for the European Elections next summer have been announced. | more

MP's help for threatened rural post offices

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Press Release
28 March 2008

Shrewsbury & Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski met today with Mr Mike Dalton, the Head of External Relations for Central and West England at the Royal Mail, to discuss with him the Government’s scheme of Post Office closures. | more

Bill Wiggin MP leads delegation to meeting with Schools Minister

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Press Release
27 March 2008

Bill Wiggin MP has taken his campaigns for a fairer funding deal for Herefordshire’s schools, a new special educational needs school and opposition to rural school closures, to the schools minister Jim Knight MP. | more

Budget rhetoric hides poor outlook & higher tax

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Press Release
14 March 2008

Mismanagement leaves Britain badly placed for a slowdown | more

Budget does little for Stafford's small businesses - Lefroy

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Press Release
14 March 2008

Jeremy Lefroy is disappointed that small businesses have not only received little help but face higher taxes. | more

Highest Taxes in History? ‘So What?’ Says Government Minister

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Press Release
14 March 2008

Conservative Candidate Dan Byles voices his concern over impact of Budget on hard working families | more

Bad news Budget: £110 extra in taxes on families across Shropshire

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Press Release
14 March 2008

Philip Dunne gives his analysis of Government’s tax and spending plans | more

Andrew Mitchell visits Fairtrade market

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Press Release
14 March 2008

Andrew Mitchell joins Fairtrade Association to celebrate Birmingham as world’s largest Fairtrade city. | more

Mark Garnier Comments on Alistair Darling's First Budget

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Press Release
13 March 2008

Amid dismal economic conditions, Alistair darling delivered his first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer, dealing with a dire legacy inherited from Gordon Brown. | more

Action needed to stop criminal re-offending and cut crime

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Press Release
12 March 2008

Convicted criminals in jail will have to work to compensate their victims and will no longer have an automatic early release under new policies unveiled by Conservatives. | more

Blue Man badge for Tory MP

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Press Release
11 March 2008

Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden will be wearing a blue man badge during Prime Ministers Question Time and the Budget speech on Wednesday to show her support for the Prostrate Cancer Awareness Week. | more

Time for a budget to help small businesses

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Press Release
11 March 2008

Ahead of this year’s Budget, Robin Walker, Parliamentary Candidate for Worcester joined calls on Alistair Darling to cut the main rate of corporation tax from 28p to 25p. | more

Shadow Immigration Minister visits Black Country

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Press Release
11 March 2008

Damian Green the Member of Parliament for Ashford in Kent and the Shadow Immigration Minister joined Paul Uppal the Conservative Candidate for Wolverhampton South West to meet with various Wolverhampton community leaders. | more

Best of Birmingham yet to come, says David Cameron

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Press Release
11 March 2008

Birmingham needs a "city renaissance" to allow it to compete against cities in China and India, Conservative leader David Cameron has warned. | more

Budget lowdown for local businesses

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Press Release
11 March 2008

The Heart of England Business Forum provided the opportunity for representatives from local businesses to meet with Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Philip Hammond MP, ahead of this week’s Budget. | more

Opposition leader, Lord Strathclyde, visits County Hospital with Jesse Norman

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Press Release
10 March 2008

Lord Strathclyde, Conservative leader in the House of Lords, visited Hereford County Hospital last Friday with local parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman. | more

Conservatives Announce Plans to Tackle Youth Drinking

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Press Release
7 March 2008

Mark Garnier, Parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest, supports targeted tax rise proposals | more

Parliamentary Candidate welcomes Daw Mill rejuvenation

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Press Release
3 March 2008

Future MP Dan Byles, who recently spent a day underground with North Warwickshire miners, welcomes plans by UK Coal. | more

MP accuses Government of dithering over Rock

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Press Release
20 February 2008

Today, Meriden MP and Conservative Party Chairman, Caroline Spelman has accused the Prime Minister and his Chancellor of dithering over the decision about the future of Northern Rock. | more

Andrew Mitchell in Sierra Leone and Ghana

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Video
20 February 2008

The Shadow International Secretary visits a slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone - one of the poorest countries in the world. It has one of the worst rates of death amongst children under 5 anywhere in the world, with many people there living below water level. | more

”I Want a Referendum” takes its campaign to Jacqui Smith in Redditch

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Press Release
18 February 2008

West Worcestershire Parliamentary Candidate, Harriett Baldwin joined other campaigners calling on the Government to hold a referendum on the EU Treaty at Redditch this Saturday. | more

Conservatives launch “Women in the world today” report

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Press Release
14 February 2008

Helyn Clack prospective Conservative candidate for Walsall North, joined Theresa May MP Shadow Minister for Women for the launch of the Conservative Party’s Women’s Policy Work Group’s paper on ‘Women in the World Today". | more

Worcestershire’s Conservative Team Campaign for Cancer care in Worcestershire

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Press Release
13 February 2008

Conservative Parliamentary team call for Radiotherapy unit to be based in Worcester | more

New Street: Decision on money has taken too long, say Conservatives

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Press Release
13 February 2008

The decision to back a rebuild of New Street station was "long overdue", Conservatives insisted. | more

Conservatives Tax-Cutting Plan for Staffordshire County Council

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Press Release
12 February 2008

Staffordshire residents could enjoy a cut in their council tax bill next year if plans by the Conservative opposition to change the council’s budget are accepted at Thursday's County Council meeting. | more

Visit by Alan Duncan MP Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to

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Press Release
11 February 2008

Alan Duncan MP was recently welcomed into Walsall constituency by the PPC for Walsall South Conservative Candidate Thelma Matuk | more

Family homes face £130mm bill to fund new “garden snoopers” – Harriett Baldwin

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Press Release
11 February 2008

Family homes are to be hit with expensive new red tape and the cost of new garden inspectors, under plans launched this week by Labour Ministers. | more

More Lottery Funds for Tamworth – and Less Whitehall

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Press Release
11 February 2008

Tamworth could benefit from an extra quarter of a million pounds in Lottery funding every year, under new proposals launched by Conservatives. | more

Minister's comments underline "Breathtaking hypocrisy" on schools closures

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Press Release
6 February 2008

Hereford candidate and SchoolsFirst campaigner Jesse Norman has described the government as "breathtakingly hypocritical" on schools closures. | more

Get your teeth into this

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Press Release
5 February 2008

Solihull residents are invited to get their teeth into a survey and give their views on the way the Government has changed access to NHS dentists. | more

'Birmingham Edgbaston Spring Wine & Canapés Reception

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Press Release
4 February 2008

7th Feb - Guest of Honour Alistair Burt MP | more

Schools and Post Office closures are a "systematic attack on rural life" says Jesse

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Press Release
28 January 2008

Hereford campaigner and Conservative candidate Jesse Norman has slammed the Government's schools and post office closures as "a systematic attack on rural life" in Great Britain. | more

EU Referendum

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Article
25 January 2008

Karen Bradley writes for the Moorlands Trader | more

An Evening With Michael Portillo

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Press Release
25 January 2008

Wed 6 Feb 2008 7:30pm at Town Hall | more

Mark Garnier Supports Police Pay March

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Press Release
23 January 2008

As 18,500 police officers take to the streets of London to deliver a petition to Downing Street, Wyre Forest’s Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman offers his support. | more

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