Standing up for Lincolnshire Farmers Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 It was a pleasure to meet with Lincolnshire farmers today thanks to the NFU's action day here in London. The Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief are threatening to end the culture of family farming that has stood us such good stead in England for centuries. I have been engaging constructively with the Labour Government to try and persuade them to alter... Westminster News
Remembrance and Gratitude 19th November 2020 November is inescapably a poignant time of year where the days are getting shorter, the clocks have changed, and we prepare ourselves for winter. Somehow it... Opinions
Letter to the Telegraph 11th November 2020 We believe the institutional custodians of our history should let heroes be heroes and not give in to the "woke agenda". Opinions
No Child Should Go Hungry at Christmas 27th October 2020 In Britain today, no child need go hungry — particularly at Christmas. At the start of the pandemic, extraordinary measures were put in place to help vulnerable... Opinions
Immigration Bill Respects Our Closeness to Ireland 22nd October 2020 Our laws and regulations must be made by people who can be held democratically accountable to the British people. Brexit does not mean that we have “left Europe... Opinions
Sir Edward welcomes £196,690 for Trinity Art Centre 13th October 2020 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, has welcomed the announcement that West Lindsey’s Trinity Arts Centre is to receive a major cash boost... Local News
Sir Edward Celebrates Success of Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the Gainsborough Constituency 7th September 2020 Over 100 million meals have been claimed under the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme. 55,000 meals claimed under the scheme in the Gainsborough... Local News
Sir Edward Calls on Businesses in the Gainsborough Constituency to Sign Up to Landmark Kickstart Employment Scheme 2nd September 2020 New £2 billion Kickstart scheme will create thousands of new jobs for young people across UK, as part of coronavirus recovery . Those on Universal Credit aged... Local News
Sir Edward: Let's Compromise and Get a Deal 28th August 2020 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, has written to the Prime Minister to encourage him to secure a trade deal with the EU and to compromise... Opinions
Sir Edward Suggests ‘Non-Invasive’ Lords Reform to Prime Minister 26th August 2020 One of the longest-serving Tory MPs has written to the Prime Minister urging him to reign in the size of the House of Lords, bringing it down to 'roughly in... Westminster News
