Promoting the Politics of Courage
As the Bank plans to turn its back on town this week after 100 years Local campaigners are encouraging their fellow Lloyds Bank customers to treat the bank just as it is treating the town of Penzance, in the week the bank is turning its back on the town and leaving the iconic Market House […]
Commenting on the Government’s announcement of funding for local councils, the MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George, said that both councils needed to conduct further analysis before they could judge whether the settlements would enable them to protect budgets and maintain services over the next four years. He said, “I […]
The survivor of severe domestic violence, Tina Nash, and her local MP, Andrew George, will meet Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones MP later today. Ms Davies-Jones agreed her Department needed to learn lessons from failings in the Government’s victim support service and the poor treatment of Tina, when her perpetrator (who blinded, broke her jaw and […]
Penzance businesses & campaigners march on London Local MP, Andrew George, will join Penzance campaigners when they “march on” London to up the campaign against the Lloyds Bank’s decision to close their Penzance branch. Protestors will meet at Lloyds HQ, 33 Old Broad Street, at 11:30am on Tuesday 9th December to deliver petitions gathered since the campaign was launched a few weeks ago. Nearly three thousand people have […]
The Penzance group of businesses and community representatives, who are campaigning against Lloyds Bank’s decision to close the Penzance branch next month, will take the campaign to London next week. Local MP, Andrew George, will deliver a petition to Parliament, and a representative group from the town’s campaign team will deliver a petition and letters […]
Andrew George has released a statement on the campaign to save the Lloyds Bank branch in Penzance on his Facebook page, here. Please find attached photos from the recent protests held outside the branch, in Penzance.
Andrew George has released a statement on the Cornwall devolution news announced by the Government last week on his Facebook page here. Please find attached photos of recent and archive news articles on this topic.
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Parliament for the People – Public Meeting with Andrew George MP Friday 18th July, 7pm – Helston (venue TBC) Local MP, Andrew George, will host the latest in his series of ‘Parliament for the People’ public meetings next Friday 18th July in Helston. Parliament will break for its “summer recess” at the end of the […]
West Cornwall post offices – Minister agrees to meet George In the House of Commons yesterday, Post Office Minister, Gareth Thomas MP, agreed to meet with West Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP, Andrew George, to discuss the challenges of re-establishing Post Office branches in locations in his constituency. Commenting, Mr George said: “A dozen post offices […]