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Visit to Tennyson Wharf

Today I visited Tennyson Wharf Care Home in Burton Waters.They were marking the tenth anniversary of the home with a party — it was great that ABBA turned up to sing to us!

Canvassing in Caistor

Today I was in Caistor canvassing local residents.I was joined by our Lincolnshire mayor candidate Rob Waltham and County Councillor Tom Smith.They are working hard to preserve what we love most about Lincolnshire and make it a better place as well.There is a lot of work that needs to be done.

Keep Scunthorpe Open

The Government has taken measures to help British Steel keep going.I believe we need to keep the blast furnaces operating and maintain our ability to make virgin steel.Electric arc technology is simply not good enough.My constituents have sweated blood to keep the blast furnaces going.I asked the Go

Sir Edward condemns move to put Scampton on open market

Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has condemned the Home Office’s confirmation that it will put the former RAF base at Scampton on the open market.Dame Angela Eagle MP, the Minister for Border Security & Asylum, wrote to the local MP to inform him that the

Sir Edward: Back the Great British Pint

I had a question to the Foreign Secretary today.I told him I am a simple soul so I trust him completely.I asked him to assure me that nothing in the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill which we're debating this afternoon would in any way nullify Brexit by limiting our deal to make our own decision

Tea in Hackthorn

We had an excellent tea at Hackthorn Village Hall today.My thanks to all the wonderful volunteers and guests who attended.Village halls are the lifeblood of so many of our Lincolnshire communities and they rely on a steady stream of people to keep them going and organise events.We mustn't take them

Sir Edward: Keep the steel furnaces going

The Minister of State for Industry was called to the House to answer an Urgent Question regarding the Scunthorpe steelworks.I asked her:Scunthorpe neighbours my constituency, and many of my constituents who work there will be desperately worried today. This is a vital national interest—a crisis.

We Need Hospices Now More than Ever

Here in Lincolnshire we are blessed to have the amazing St Barnabas Hospice to look after people at the end of their earthly lives.They do so with care, kindness, and devotion.Unfortunately the Government's decision to increase National Insurance contributions has hit them very badly.When I visited,