Minister of State for the North, John Penrose, has said action is needed to tackle unregulated activity on Lough Foyle. He promised London will work with Dublin to ensure aquaculture is properly regulated on the waterway. Mr. Penrose made the commitments after DUP MP Gregory Campbell queried the extent of diplomatic…
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If you listen to the sober-sided, serious economists at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, or to the Chancellor Philip Hammond himself, you’d think the Conservative leadership election is a horrible bidding war of doolally spending promises from Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson. Has the party of sound money lost its…
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Article originally posted in The Telegraph. “Just answer the b****y question!” The heckler was a Conservative Party member, irritated at a candidate who wasn’t answering crisply enough at one of the leadership hustings. But it could have been anyone at home, yelling at the radio or the telly as yet…
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Local MP John Penrose has welcomed the new railcard, launching in September, giving half-price fares for 16 and 17 year olds. John said, ‘whether it’s going to school, college, work or visiting Weston for a brilliant day out, train travel is greener, more sociable and – with this new railcard…
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