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
Sir Edward Fights Market Rasen Bank Closure 30th January 2020 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has written to the head of the Lloyds Banking Group objecting to the closure of the... Local News
Sir Edward Welcomes Additional Railway Service Proposals for Market Rasen 20th January 2020 Sir Edward Leigh has welcomed additional railway services that will connect Market Rasen with Leicester and include more regular services between Grimsby and... Local News
Sir Edward Welcomes Opening of District Council's New Crematorium 14th January 2020 Lea Fields Crematorium is the first facility to be built in the district and means local residents will have much shorter journeys, where previously they have... Local News
Sir Edward Re-Elected to Serve the Gainsborough Constituency 13th December 2019 Sir Edward Leigh has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough constituency, who saw his tenth general election victory and an increased... Local News
Sir Edward Leigh: I will continue to fight both for the Red Arrows and to Save Scampton 3rd December 2019 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the Gainsborough constituency and veteran parliamentarian with over three decades of experience... Local News
Number of People in Full-Time Work Hits Record High; Unemployment at 45-Year Low 12th November 2019 Official ONS figures show that the Conservative’s economic management means that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly half a century... Local News
Sir Edward Welcomes Funding Boost for Schools in Lincolnshire 11th October 2019 More children across Lincolnshire will be able to access a world-class education thanks to a major funding boost. The Conservative Government has confirmed... Local News
Spending Round Proves the Conservatives are Delivering on the Public’s Priorities 4th September 2019 Sir Edward Leigh MP has welcomed the Spending Round which ensures that all government departments have the funding they need to deliver on the public’s... Local News
The Prime Minister is Right 29th August 2019 The Prime Minister is right – both politically and constitutionally – in seeking the prorogation of Parliament. The outrage about No Deal is bogus: the... European News
