Promoting the Politics of Courage
It’s disappointing when you discover that some folk look at Cornwall in the same way as Donald Trump regards Greenland. You may be surprised, given that Government Ministers assured us last month that Cornwall’s right not to be subsumed into a Combined Mayoral Authority across a wider southwest would be respected. But the Devolution Bill, […]
Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George met with Cabinet Office Minister, Dan Jarvis MP yesterday (16th January) at the Eden Project, and at Helston, in his constituency. Commenting on the visit, Mr George said: “As our communities work to restore, clear and rebuild, I’m grateful to Resilience Minister, Dan Jarvis MP, for […]
The MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George, will welcome Cabinet Office Minister, Dan Jarvis MP, when he visits Cornwall today. Mr George had the support of the Commons Speaker in summonsing the Minister to the Commons on Tuesday to answer his questions about the Government’s decision not to declare a national emergency […]
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The MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George, said the Government had been worryingly complacent about the impact of Storm Goretti. He said this after he successfully called a Cabinet Office Minister (Dan Jarvis MP) to the Commons to answer questions about the Government’s handling of the consequences of the storm. […]
Andrew George MP has made a statement about the national response to the impact of Storm Goretti on West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, following his request for an Urgent Question in Parliament: “I called on our House Speaker to grant me the right to call for a National Emergency response to help the […]
You won’t be alone if you conclude that if the same level of destruction, service outage, loss of life, risk to welfare of extremely vulnerable people which Cornwall and Scilly experienced following Storm Goretti had happened to London or the Home Counties the national media would have given it headline billing for days and the Government would have declared a National Emergency. On Monday I called […]
The MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (St Ives) Andrew George called on the PM and senior ministers for additional support to manage the continuing risks to vulnerable people affected by Storm Goretti. He wrote to the Prime Minister yesterday. Nursing home patients have had to be evacuated when a roof blew off and power and water […]
Local MP, Andrew George has welcomed the apparent government U-turn on the revaluation of pubs. This revaluation would see many pubs threatened with closure, due to business rates increasing by 2 or 3 times in some cases. Mr George complained to Business Secretary (Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP) last December on behalf of the many […]
I believe the Storm damage has been far more substantial and long-lasting than first thought. I’ve spoken to key managers at National Grid and South West Water today and followed up with many residents affected by Storm Goretti, throughout the constituency. I’ve now called on the Primeminister and senior Ministers for a national emergency response. […]