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WE NEED TO WIN THIS ELECTION BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY TO SECURE THE BEST POSSIBLE DEAL FROM BREXIT Our future prosperity, our place in the world, Getting Brexit right matters because it will and our standard of living all depend on decide whether or not our children have a
getting the Brexit deal right. safe, secure and prosperous future. The only way you can ensure we have the And with your help, together we can make it strong and stable leadership to get this work right is by backing me, and voting for the We will: local Conservative candidate, Tom • Take back control of our borders, our laws Pursglove, in the Corby & East Northants and our money constituency.
• Sign new trade deals around the world with new friends and old partners • Ensure we leave in a smooth and orderly way, and that Brexit works for the whole of the United Kingdom
• Provide as much clarity as possible at every Theresa May stage of the process, while maintaining a Prime Minister strong negotiating hand
Conservative Association Chairman’s Report to Members Ray Boyd (Agent and Deputy Chairman—Membership)
May 2017 elected and he has been true to this. As most of you will know, our Chairman, Ably assisted of course by his team of Helen Harrison, was selected to stand as loyal helpers. Conservative candidate in the Labour Moving on - the recent County stronghold of Bolsover. The incumbent Councils were a resounding success is Dennis Skinner and he has been story. We held on to all our targeted around for many, many years. Helen seats and actually gained 7, thus therefore has spend the last four weeks retaining control of the County Council. in what we hope will be her new and as you can see from the chart constituency and is unable to contribute opposite we dramatically improved our to this issue of the magazine. Bolsover share of the vote across the board. The is a tough nut to crack but she is working national demise of the UKIP party was reflected tirelessly to overturn the 10,000 Labour majority. here as they lost all three seats to us. Sadly the Tom Pursglove has put in time with her to give one seat where we really wanted to win, Oakley her his support. As we all know, Helen has, prior Vale & Danesholme, fell to the Lib/Dems. Just to this snap election, been canvassing for Tom another 50 votes and we would have taken it! enthusiastically and she is sorely missed here. This was our only disappointment and everyone Our team is working hard and the amount of who helped in any way with this election is data we are collecting on a daily basis is sincerely thanked. extremely encouraging. So, the message is: We must keep campaigning Helen sent us a report (attached below) showing - working as a team is great fun and seeing our just how worried Labour should be in Bolsover success is incredibly rewarding. But meeting (and in the rest of the country). 71,000+ people takes a lot of time, and the In our constituency, our hardworking candidate, more volunteers who are involved the easier it is. Tom Pursglove, has been canvassing constantly Don’t be shy, please come and get involved! as he has done ever since he was elected to Parliament 2 years ago. He said then that the Sincerely next election started the day after he was Ray Boyd
New poll analysis: Watson, Skinner and Flint facing defeat. Cooper, Miliband, Reeves and Rayner on the edge by Atul Hatwal Labour is facing a parliamentary wipeout on June 8th. The defeat will be greater than 1983 with the leading figures such as Tom Watson, Dennis Skinner and Caroline Flint facing defeat while many others, including Yvette Cooper, Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner, are teetering on the brink. Currently Labour is set to lose just over 90 seats but a relatively small deterioration of the party’s position on the ground could see dozens more fall. In the East Midlands Labour currently holds 14 seats and is on track to lose nine. Prospective casualties include John Mann, Liz Kendall, Dennis Skinner and Margaret Beckett. ANDREW I LEWER, MBE MEP for the East Midlands
11 May 2017
"Is this goodbye to my regular column? It has Were the consequences been a great honour to serve as your MEP since not so serious the joke that is the Labour 2014. I was, in fact, the only new Conservative leadership team would be more funny, but MEP elected in those - for the UK, final - Labour are now reduced to Marxists, IRA European Elections. When selected by sympathisers and the innumerate at their head Conservative Members across the East Midlands and must therefore not just be beaten but it was on the basis of a pledge that unless the EU trounced. Nobody in any part of was fundamentally reformed I would back Northamptonshire will want to wake up to see leaving. any part of the county coloured anything but blue.
When the time came and nothing like I would say that the European elite, especially the fundamental reform was on offer, I did what I had Commission, has shown their true colours over pledged to do and supported us leaving. I did so recent weeks. They seem to have catastrophically knowing that it could mean that my job would misjudged Theresa May and misjudged the end, maybe even my role in Conservative politics reaction to their antics of the majority of British in anything other than a voluntary capacity would people. also end.
The idea that 100 billion Euros is owed is comical My friend, colleague and fellow Conservative East as is that we will be cowed into agreeing a better Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin did the same. deal, as if we were a country reduced to We worked well together from day one and have supplicance and penury like Greece. worked especially well together since 23rd June.
Emma is a woman of high principle and will One can only hope that the Heads of Government continue to serve us well as our MEP. and the European Council get a grip and side-line
the Commission (and the European Parliament) I may not be leaving politics because I have been as much as possible. selected by your friends and near neighbours in
Northampton South to be their candidate in the However, if no sensible deal is forthcoming, does General Election. If elected I believe I shall be the this not underline what a dysfunctional only person in British history to have served as a organisation the EU is becoming and why a new Council Leader, an MEP and an MP. global future for the UK should be a better one?"
Nothing must be taken for granted, however, very far from it. There are a lot of doors to be knocked Regards, on, leaflets to be delivered and people to be spoken to in the meantime, as there is in Corby Andrew Lewer, MBE and East Northamptonshire. MEP for the East Midlands
CHECK OUT THE NEW WEBSITE FOR CORBY CONSERVATIVE CLUB AT WWW.CORBYCONSERVATIVECLUB.NET TOM PURSGLOVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR CORBY & EAST NORTHANTS
30 May 2017
As you will be reading this magazine, the nation will be deciding whether they want Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister, in what is arguably the most important General Election in living memory.
Over the last two years it has been an enormous honour and privilege to be your Member of Parliament and my 'Listening to Corby & East Northamptonshire Campaign' has allowed me to understand the concerns of local people, and campaign hard on the issues that matter. I have always been determined to be Corby & East Northamptonshire's voice in Westminster and not Westminster's voice in Corby & East Not only would I hugely appreciate you Northamptonshire. That is why I campaign putting your trust in me again to deliver on all year round, not just at election time. the big issues locally, but at this election, the choice really is clear. You can vote for With my two offices - one in Raunds Town me, Theresa May's candidate, and we will Hall and one at Corby Enterprise Centre - get the best deal for the United Kingdom as weekly advice surgeries across the we leave the European Union, we will create constituency, newsletters, regular door an immigration system that provides knocking and fortnightly electronic fairness and control, and we will continue to 'Westminster Reports', I have worked deliver a strong economy - vital for our tirelessly to raise local concerns at both the public services. Alternatively, Jeremy local and national level, whether it has been Corbyn's Labour candidate would reluctantly the Corby Urgent Care Centre, standing up support his weak leadership - delivering a for the steel industry, ensuring the delivery poor deal for the UK as we leave the EU, of Rushden Lakes and the A45/Chowns Mill refuse to properly control immigration, and Roundabout improvements, or standing up wreck the economy - a disaster for our against unwanted development plans, public services. amongst many others. Week in, week out, I have also helped thousands of local people Sincerely with issues, problems and concerns. Tom Pursglove A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK MCLOUGHIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY
• Just 11 days after the British people vote, the EU will start Brexit negotiations with Britain - and only Theresa May has a plan for Brexit and the ability to deliver. • Jeremy Corbyn running the Brexit negotiations would be a disaster - and put jobs, living standards and our economic security at risk. • Will Jeremy Corbyn ever condemn the IRA? He has repeatedly refused to condemn them, and cannot be trusted to keep our country safe – he wants to abolish our nuclear defences, dismantle our Armed Forces and quit NATO. • Jeremy Corbyn will not control immigration He thinks net immigration levels are ‘actually very small’ and his shadow Chancellor is in favour of open borders. The choice on 8th June is between strong and stable Government with Theresa May; or the chaos of Jeremy Corbyn, propped up by the Lib Dems and the SNP, who have both said that they want a second EU referendum.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL REPORT
12 May 2017 I am pleased to also report that we achieved a balanced budget again for W h a t a 2016/17 and are now working on yet more fantastic result savings for 2017/18. I have to say it gets for the County harder and harder each year. Conservative Group in the 2500 staff are moving into our new building May election. in the centre of Northampton moving out of We always 12 old expensive to run buildings so there hoped to hold will be huge ongoing savings in the running all our seats costs. Cllr Heather Smith and maybe gain a few but Our highways team is busy repairing the w e n e v e r roads after the winter damage. Road expected to gain 7 seats. The County is closures while they carry out the repairs are now made up of 43 Conservative, 12 inevitable but essential too for the safety of Labour and 2 LibDems. No UKIP or the workmen. Independents anymore. I am also delighted to report that I have been re-elected as Heather Leader of the Council.
A huge amount of work went into these Cllr Heather Smith, Chartered MCIPD elections with considerable support from Leader of the Council many individuals in this area. So, a massive Northamptonshire County Council thank you to everyone involved.
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER STEPHEN MOLD
PCC LAUNCHES POLICE AND CRIME PLAN 2017-2021 Article published 8 Feb 2017
Guilsborough pupils won the 2015 Stephen Mold, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge – Northamptonshire, launched the county’s new which invites students to develop enterprising Police and Crime Plan on Wednesday, 8th February solutions to social problems – by designing a purple 2017, which sets the strategic direction for policing bow, to remind their peers to use the internet and in Northamptonshire for the next five years. social media responsibly. An information card that The document – which the PCC is required to fits in mobile phone cases was also created to produce by law within the first year of being in Office assist youngsters online, and the initiative launched – has been compiled in conjunction with feedback for the first time today, with plans afoot for it to from the public, Northamptonshire Police and become an annual, county-wide awareness day partner agencies, in order to ensure it represents from next year. and caters for everyone involved in public safety in Commissioner Mold – who has made Keeping the the county. Young Safe one of four key work strands in his Police and Crime Plan, led an assembly to the Academy before answering questions from pupils around his role and policing in the county. Police and Commissioner for Northamptonshire, Stephen Mold, said: “I’m delighted to launch the new Police and Crime Plan for Northamptonshire. I have always said that I would not rush in to creating a new plan for the county, and instead that I would take the time to work closely with those who will play a key role in delivering a safer Northamptonshire to ensure we created a robust, well thought-out vision that will make a real difference to everyone living and Keeping the Young Safe; Community Partnerships; working in the county. I believe this is exactly what Protecting People from Harm and Putting Victims at we have achieved. the Heart of Justice are the four priority areas which form the basis of the Police and Crime Plan, while “Members of my team and I worked closely with Transformational Change will underpin the work Chief Constable Simon Edens and the Chief Officer completed by the Force and the Office of the Police Team of Northamptonshire Police to establish a and Crime Commissioner across the next five years. plan we are all committed to delivering and confident can be achieved. We also liaised at length In order to equip Northamptonshire Police to deliver with partner agencies, who will play a crucial role in on the new directive, Commissioner Mold last week helping us achieve our vision, and invited the announced a £2million investment in to frontline people of Northamptonshire to give us their views. roles, with 46 new posts set to be created. The result is a Police and Crime Plan that is not Mr Mold marked the release of the new Police and simply mine, it is ours – something owned by Crime Plan with a visit Guilsborough Academy, as everyone in the county that we can all buy in to. pupils launched Purple Bow Day as part of Cyber- “Each element of the Police and Crime Plan has an Safety Week. accountable member of staff in my Office and
Continued>>>> Stephen Mold— continued>>> within Northamptonshire Police who will be Julie Swales, Princple at Guilsborough Academy, responsible for delivering positive results in their commented: area to achieve the vision that I have for the county, “Internet safety is an important issue within a vision I know is shared by Chief Constable Edens schools. At Guilsborough Academy, we play a vital and Northamptonshire Police. role, alongside parents and carers, to encourage “Now begins the hard work of making our vision a young people to engage with it safely. reality, but this is something I am absolutely “We are extremely proud of our students leading determined to achieve.” the way in raising awareness of cyberbullying and Simon Edens, Chief Constable of Northamptonshire how to access help and advice with their initiative Police, added: the Purple Bow. Well done to all of our students at Guilsborough Academy.” “I am pleased to support the Police and Crime plan which has been built on close collaboration with not only the Commissioner’s office, but crucially As ever, I am always happy to provide any help or through hearing the views of the people of assistance and can be contacted at Northamptonshire and our partner agencies.
“The plan sets out a clear vision on what we are [email protected] working towards and I am determined to ensure effective and efficient delivery of this so that we Stephen Mold continue to protect people from harm. Police and Crime Commissioner for “Through the evidence based work we have already achieved and with the additional funding Northamptonshire investment by the PCC, I am certain that we have a real foundation for taking the Force forward over the next few years.”
CORBY CONSERVATIVE CLUB FATHER’S DAY MENU - CORBY CONSERVATIVE CLUB The Club operates a fine restaurant from Starters Wednesday to Sunday - why not pop in and Cream of pea and ham soup served with soft white roll enjoy a good meal or bar snack when in the £3.95 Black pudding towered with English mustard and smoked area? The Restaurant is open to non- bacon sauce £4.50 members. Brixworth pate served with toast and onion chutney £4.50 Of course, Party members are very welcome Tomato, basil pesto and mozzarella bruschetta £4.95 to come along and maybe join and support Thai tempura prawn salad and sweet chilli sauce £4.95 this excellent Club! Mains Roast sirloin of beef £10.95 Roast leg of lamb £10.95 Roast pork loin, stuffing and crackling £9.95 Sage roasted turkey and stuffing £9.95 Vegetable Kiev and vegetable gravy £8.95 All of above served with roast potatoes, crushed new potatoes, roast gravy, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower and broccoli 3 cheese bake and mixed vegetables Salmon wrapped in filo pastry and stuffed with a garlic and spinach cream cheese served with grilled asparagus and crushed new potatoes £9.95 Results of the 2013 County Council elections (for comparison) Conserv- Division Labour Lib/Dem UKIP BNP Other ative Corby Rural 738 633 614 640 Corby West 557 1916 104 226 Corby Kingswood 368 1850 84 245 110 Corby Lloyds 392 1923 60 670 70 Corby Oakley 518 1110 565 658 36 Irthlingborough 1436 1263 295 Oundle 1849 573 225 677 Raunds 1351 1029 229 Thrapston 1380 570 119 930 645
BELOW ARE THE RESULTS OF THE 2017 COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS Conserv- Division Labour Lib/Dem UKIP BNP Other ative Corby Rural 1611 1171 309 Corby West 1102 1854 89 210 Corby Kingswood 609 1755 60 177 Corby Lloyds 914 2157 111 Corby Oakley 899 911 948 158 Irthlingborough 1748 796 175 760 Oundle 2608 956 420 Raunds 1747 562 353 244 Thrapston 2651 653 343 297 115
The Conservatives have increased their control of Northamptonshire County Council.
All 57 seats were contested, of which the Conservatives took 43, compared to the 36 they won in 2013. Labour gained a councillor, taking their tally to 12, while the Liberal Democrats saw their number of seats fall from six to two. There will be no UKIP representatives on the council - all three of their seats were Tory gains. Turnout was up on 2013, at 33.7%.
In all seats the Conservative percentage of votes was considerably up, and it is particularly good to see that in the Labour core seats in Corby our young candidates increased their share of the votes considerably: West up 16%, Kingswood up 10% and Lloyds up 16% . The figure for Oakley was up 24%. WE ARE GETTING THERE AND LABOUR ARE ON THE RUN! AND WHAT ABOUT THAT EU DIVORCE SETTLEMENT?
Daily Telegraph report: 'cherry-picking' which parts of the annual accounts it wanted to base its calculations
on. It is 'legally impossible' to enforce demands In a separate legal memo seen by the for Britain to pay a massive £92billion newspaper, Mr Barnier's team warned it (€100billion) divorce bill, lawyers in would be 'legally impossible' to insist Britain Brussels have reportedly privately keeps paying for farm subsidies after it admitted. leaves the EU in March 2019. The shock revelation is contained in But they appear to have been overruled. minutes of a meeting and given to the Brexit negotiation team in Brussels. A source told the paper: 'It was the clear view of the Commission that it would be But the European Commission has ignored legally impossible to defend the idea that the advice of its own lawyers and pushed the entire seven-year budget plan was a ahead with demanding the hefty bill binding commitment on the UK, and that regardless. insisting the UK pay after Brexit would give The staggering bill has contributed to the them an excuse to walk.' poisoning of relations between Britain and The revelations are a boot for the British the EU. government ministers, who have dismissed EU negotiators have doubled the charge the the huge bill. UK was thought to be facing in order to Brexit Secretary David Davis has said: ''We cover farm subsidies and plug the giant will not be paying €100billion,' he told ITV. hole in its budget up until 2020. 'What we've got to do is discuss in detail The numbers have shot up because they what the rights and obligations are.' are trying to deny the UK a share of billions He insisted the UK was under no legal of pounds of assets across the continent - obligation to pay anything - saying the such as buildings. bullying tactics from the EU underlined the But it has now emerged that serious PM's view that 'no deal is better than a bad questions have been raised over the legality deal' of this position, according to a report in the Relations between Britain and the EU have Sunday Telegraph. nose-dived after negative briefings against Demands that the UK's share of assets Mrs May from Brussels. should not be included in calculations of Aides to European Commission President the Brexit settlement were reportedly made Jean-Claude Juncker accused the PM of at a seminar in February held by Brexit chief being 'deluded' and 'in another galaxy' after negotiator Michel Barnier. meeting her for talks in Downing Street. According to minutes of the meeting seen It triggered a furious response from Mrs by the newspaper, Nadia Calvino, the May who used a speech outside No 10 to director-general in charge of the budget, warn that meddling Eurocrats were argued against the idea. mounting a desperate bid to interfere in She warned that Europe could not start Britain's General Election.
We love to receive letters or articles for the magazine, complimentary or otherwise. Just send them in Word format to the office. Photos are good too. Contributions may be edited or abridged slightly as necessary. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH RETIRES REMAINERS v BREXIT POLL A small tribute from Boris Johnson YouGov reports that support for ‘hard
The Duke of Edinburgh has given the most remain’ is at just 22% among the extraordinary public service to this country for more electorate as remainers continue to than 60 years switch en masse to embrace Brexit. As He has inspired generations of young people and June 8 approaches the electorate is helped to transform their lives overwhelmingly pro-Brexit, with 68% believing that Britain must come out of Well into his 90s he has continued with public engagements with awe inspiring dedication and the European Union. Leavers have been energy - as well as his trademark wit boosted by ‘re-leavers’ who did not He deserves the thanks of the nation. support Brexit but say the government has a duty to carry out the democratic will of the people. On 28th May on the Andrew Marr show, the person Jeremy Corbyn wants to be the next YouGov analysis at 5 May says: Home Secretary refused four times to say that she regretted supporting the IRA. “Simply put, Theresa May is fishing in a Diane Abbott and Jeremy massive lake of voters with very little Corbyn simply cannot be competition. Meanwhile the other trusted to keep our parties are splitting the Hard Remain country safe – help us vote among themselves, something that keep them out of office in the first past the post system only by using your vote on 8th June.. serves to make the Conservatives an even more formidable electoral Diane Abbott in charge of our security is a truly machine.” terrifying prospect: • When the IRA were bombing our country, HARD LEAVERS “I support Britain leaving the EU and she said “Every defeat of the British state is a the British government should ensure victory for all of us." 45% that Britain does leave the EU” • She voted against banning dangerous terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda RE-LEAVERS • She called for the “abolition” of MI5. “I did not support Britain leaving the EU but now the British people have 23% The job of Home Secretary is to keep our voted to Leave the government has a country safe. But in her interview with Andrew duty to carry out their wishes and Marr, rather than expressing regret for what leave” she has said in the past, she compared her views to changing her hair style. HARD REMAINERS “I do not support Britain leaving the EU And the fact is that a vote for any other party and the government should ignore the 22% will risk Jeremy Corbyn running the Brexit result of the referendum and seek to negotiations and Diane Abbott in charge of our overturn it” security. The 9% who said “don’t know” are not shown
Just a thought: Only two things are infinite - the Universe and Human Stupidity, and I’m not sure about the Universe. Albert Einstein. THE MISERABLE OLD GIT - ‘WE ALMOST GAVE IT AWAY’
May 2017 always walk the walk. This has to be done and there are Well, after the manifesto which was massive savings to clearly not thought through comes a be had in the NHS dramatic clarification. and other public Of course there needs to be a limit services. placed upon those who end up paying for What I see social care in old age or sickness. This was continually is those in public office being at the heart of the Cameron manifesto put into positions just because they hold before and I think that the limit office. This is wrong. proposed then was £75,000. I agree wholeheartedly with Mrs. May’s Those in office should use the undoubted proposition to increase the lower limit of expertise of those of us who have helped savings up to £100,000 but until that run businesses for many years. I'll bet revision someone with one million in that there are members of the Kettering assets could still be forced to pay Hospital Trust who have never had to £900,000. The system obviously needs save money in a business in their lives. sorting out to stop the present What private company would clog its unfairness but the new plans should have board with such people. been explained better in the manifesto. There is no doubt that this latest slip, We now need to wait a little longer and together with the triple lock changes and must hope that all the gaffs from number the means testing of the winter fuel 10 and 11 are now out in the public domain. allowance will make our core supporters I would once again urge Mrs May to listen worried. to those out here a bit more instead of Now to the NHS. It spends around £18 her ‘advisors’ who have managed to almost billion per year on drugs and to my snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. knowledge there is no central buying for This election should have meant the them. If there was I would wager that at annihilation of Labour and the Lib/Dems least £3billion could be saved with but somehow Corbyn has been handed a correct buying. They also spend about the lifeline which has meant our huge opinion same on other 'stuff' and I would also poll lead has been halved (and incredibly wager that central buying would save a he could now win — aaagh!). further £3billion. Tom, please take this message to the This would give £6 billion to the NHS and 'Ivory tower' when you are re-elected !!! that together with the proposed increases in funding means 'job done' - Here's to a great result for our Party. I NHS well funded! Isn't this what we all dread to think of the consequences if want, this is not rocket science it's what Labour do win! you and I have needed to do throughout our working life. Tories (at least those in MOG Westminster) talk a good talk but do not
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