A ‘one and all’ push for Cornish devolution

A ‘one and all’ push for Cornish devolution

St Ives MP and long-term Cornish devolution campaigner, Andrew George, feels optimistic Cornwall can secure the devolution it needs, if political leaders stick together “one and all”.  The Cornish MPs meet deputy prime minister Angela Rayner He was responding...
Government’s planning policy destined to fail, says MP

Government’s planning policy destined to fail, says MP

The government’s announced planning policy risks putting “greed before need” and is “destined to fail”, says St Ives Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George. Andrew George MP His comments come in the wake of deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, launching changes to the...
Government’s planning policy destined to fail, says MP

George votes in favour of assisted dying Bill

St Ives MP Andrew George voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, emphasising that this merely approves the Bill proceeding to examination and scrutiny.  “This is a good outcome,” said the MP. “I believe the Bill strikes...
Government’s planning policy destined to fail, says MP

Andrew George MP: My views on the Assisted Dying Bill

By Andrew George MP MPs are regularly required to make very difficult decisions on matters where public opinion is often sharply divided; perpetually running the risk of permanently alienating some. Today, we’re required to decide whether we support the introduction...
Ministers must think again on inheritance tax, says MP

Ministers must think again on inheritance tax, says MP

Andrew George MP met a delegation of West Cornwall farmers yesterday, in London to protest against inheritance tax measures in the Budget. They were part of a delegation of NFU members who converged on Westminster from all over the country. “After years of being...