Sir Edward has visited the site of the proposed solar farm between Willingham and Fillingham in his Gainsborough constituency. The Conservative Member of Parliament pointed out the proposal would be "the biggest solar farm in the world, the size of five thousand football pitches". "What's so wrong

Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has welcomed the news that three schools in his constituency have gained places on The Times list of best state secondary schools in the East Midlands. The MP said he was "delighted" to see Caistor Grammar School take the top

Sir Edward Leigh has welcomed the opening of the new £5 million waste depot in the middle of West Lindsey. The Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough said the facility would "provide an even better service keeping our area clean and tidy". Opened today a superb new £5 million waste de

I was honoured to lay a wreath at the war memorial in Gainsborough this Remembrance Sunday. War memorials in churches and at the centre of villages across West Lindsey record the many names of those who fell in the First and Second World Wars.

Sir Edward Leigh MP welcomed the Government's announcement that it would reform the Universal Credit taper to help more vulnerable people in their difficulties. Speaking in the House of Commons, he said that the Centre for Social Justice had originally designed Universal Credit with a taper of 55 p

Sir Edward Leigh MP has spoken in the debate on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak's, saying his "hymn of praise to a low-tax economy" and deregulation "brought a tear to the eye of a weary Thatcherite". Nonetheless, the Gainsborough MP expressed his alarm that, under a Conservative government

I was very pleased to go to Lincoln to attend a meeting of the local branch of the Catenians. This is an international association of lay Catholics who meet and help out in their communities.

Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has welcomed the announcement of more than £10 million in Levelling Up funding for the town following West Lindsey District Council’s successful bid to the Treasury. Following a relentless campaign of meeting with, writing to

Sir David Amess MP was a devoted public servant who will be greatly missed. It was a privilege of mine to count him amongst my friends. We both entered the Commons in the 1983 intake and have campaigned together for a number of causes since.

I was pleased to take part in a panel discussion organised by the Cornerstone Group at this year's Conservative Party Conference. The subject was 'The Meaning of Life’s End – The Threat of Euthanasia' and I discussed Baroness Meacher's Bill with Danny Kruger MP, the Chairman of the All-Party Parlia