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Sir Edward to Minister: Scandals are Made Much Worse by Cover ups

When it comes to scandals, it's any sense of cover up which makes them much worse. When it comes to Mandelson and the PM's recorded involvement, I am reminded of the wartime film - The Man Who Never Was. Does this sum up his Premiership?You can view my statement in the House here. 

Sir Edward's Speech in the King's Speech Debate

The King's Speech which formally set out this government’s legislative agenda and priorities for this new parliamentary session concerned me greatly. We need to stop the endless bureaucracy and government by focus group.

West Lindsey Open Churches - a Great Success

I was very pleased to have participated in West Lindsey's Open Church weekends this May. In Lincolnshire we are fortunate to have some of the best churches in the country, including in my constituency.

Sir Edward honoured with Papal Knighthood

I was very honoured to be invested by Archbishop Moth as a knight into the Order of St Gregory the Great last night at Westminster Cathedral. Here is a nice article written about it in the Catholic Herald.

A promising meeting of Gainsborough Town Council.

I was very pleased to see a full house for the open meeting of Gainsborough Town Council. There were presentations given on all the good things going on in the near future for the town and local area, like Pride in Place.

Great to meet with Lincolnshire Farmers in Parliament.

I was very pleased to welcome Lincolnshire Farmers to Parliament for a very informative meeting organised by the NFU. Farmers are really suffering more than ever before from higher fuel costs. The Government needs to prioritise food security rather than so called "green" ideology.