Promoting the Politics of Courage
West Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP, Andrew George thanked Government Ministers and his MP colleagues for their assistance in helping to get the permissions and clearance needed to allow the four-month-old baby of a Cornishman currently living in Turkey to be permitted to fly back to the UK for an urgent life-saving heart operation. Please see story published in […]
2026 will be pivotal year. Will a widening world conflict be averted? Will widening inequality be reversed? Will we restore health to our economy and our people, combat housing injustice and can the government start delivering, after halting much of the decline caused by their predecessors. The risk of another world war escalated in 2025. Russia is boosting defence spending to 10% of GDP while the UK’s inches to 2.5% over the next 2 […]
Further to the news statement below, Andrew George said, today, the day Lloyds will lock doors at the Penzance Branch for the last time, after over 100 years of association with the town: “We are enormously grateful to the staff at the Penzance Lloyds Bank branch for their professionalism, kindness and support of customers over the many years the […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]