Local Politics in Beverley, HU17
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn can expect a warm welcome when he visits today as campaigners label the Tory manifesto ‘The longest suicide note in history.’
Promising cuts to State Pension, removal of Winter Fuel Allowance from millions of pensioners and charging dead people for social care has led to the suicide note allegation.
People who have registered to vote in the general election on Thursday, 8 June will soon be receiving a poll card.
The first wave of poll cards have already been sent out and a second batch of cards are due to be sent out later this month to those people who are eligible to vote.
The Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto plans for a brighter future, with pledges to reverse Conservative cuts and increase funding for the NHS, schools and police.
The Party’s landmark policy would give the people the final say on the Brexit deal which would include the option to remain in the EU.
Martin Deane, Parliamentary candidate for Hull North, Green Party has rejected a £6M budget cut to schools in North Hull.
Mr. Deane who is standing in the general election on 8 June says teaching staff are already under increasing pressure and these spending cuts will just add to that.
Denis Healy says plans by the Liberal Democrats for a legalised cannabis market will help tackle organised crime and mental health issues caused by the drug.
Mr. Healy who is standing in the 2017 Election says that by introducing these measures it will make the drug safer and help tackle criminals who profit for the sale of Cannabis.
The Liberal Democrats have challenged the Conservative candidate in Beverley & Holderness, Graham Stuart, to disown UKIP’s endorsement, after UKIP’s decision not to contest the seat, giving the Tories a free run.
In the 2015 general election UKIP polled just over 8,000 votes finishing third overall while the Liberal Democrats finished fourth in Beverley & Holderness.
Hassan Bassam, a former Longcroft School pupil who went on to achieve a BA in Mathematics & Astrophysics at Cambridge University says Labour best reflect his views.
Speaking about the upcoming general election, Mr. Bassam who is 22-years old says he will be voting Labour raising concerns over the poverty and health.
A young Nurse from Beverley has outlined why she will be voting Labour in the general elections on 8 June saying the NHS is her biggest concern.
The 25 year old who asked not to be named also says she is worried about her future as the UK leaves the EU to stand on its own two feet.
Harvey Rann who is 19 says he will be voting Labour in election and not re-electing a government who he says are intent on keeping the poor on their knees.
Mr. Rann, a former student at Longcroft School who is currently studying law and will be voting for the second time in his life.
Taking place on 8 June, people throughout the country will have their chance to vote for the new government.
If you want to vote in the General Election, then you need to register, a simple process taking less than a couple of minutes, by 11.59PM on the 22 May.
MP Graham Stuart says he is honoured after he confirmed he was reselected to represent the Conservative Party in June’s General Election.
Mr. Stuart who enjoys a commanding majority is the odds on favourite to retain his seat for the third time and looking to represent Beverley & Holderness for the fourth time.
The Liberal Democrats have announced they would plug funding gaps for the NHS and social care by putting a penny on income tax, in their first major manifesto commitment of the election campaign.
They claim the increase in tax would raise an additional £56m for the East Riding, with £44m for the NHS and £12m for social care each year.
A post put on Social Media appealing for members of the public to volunteer to deliver leaflets for Conservative MP Graham Stuart has triggered some interesting responses.
Made on Tuesday, the post asks for people with a spare couple of hours to get in touch and deliver 100 leaflets to homes in the Beverley & Holderness area.
Johanna Boal from Beverley, has been selected as Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Beverley and Holderness constituency for the General Election on 8 June.
Mrs Boal said she wants to restore hope to people’s lives that have been ruined by the ‘cynical and cruel Tories’ that she says have slashed spending locally.
Graham Stuart MP has received a welcome boost to his campaign for the EU to scrap its new regulation which prohibits the Holderness onshore fishermen from landing Sea Bass.
Graham met onshore fisherman Shaun Wingham and his wife Penny in Withernsea recently to hear about the impact of the new EU regulation which prohibits them from landing Sea Bass. Shaun and his colleagues fish using a net that is stretched out along the beach at low tide, allowing the catch to be brought in when the tide retreats again. Sea Bass is the most valuable part of their haul.
Campaigners will be meeting with Yorkshire Water representatives in Beverley tomorrow, Friday 28 April, amid concerns relating to planned improvements at Yorkshire Water’s sewerage works in Beverley.
The company are planning to build a temporary access road at an alleged cost of £0.5m in order to minimise disruption during forthcoming construction.
A briefing session is to be held for candidates and agents who are considering standing in the general election.
The session is being organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and is for prospective candidates and agents for the constituencies of Beverley and Holderness; Haltemprice and Howden; and East Yorkshire.
The Yorkshire Party selected two East Riding Mayors to fight their respective seats in the upcoming General Election.
PM Teresa May shocked the country after she did a u-turn and called a general election that will take place on 8 June 2017.
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