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Welcome to our news page. On this page you can read the latest news from East Midlands Conservatives or from the National Party.  You can also view our news archive and current campaigns.

Philip Hollobone MP hits out at EU immigration policy
“The EU has an extremely leaky border,” Conservative MP Philip Hollobone warned. “Not only is it being breached on a daily basis by illegal immigrants but we now have a potential ...

Building on green fields is a betrayal of voters, say Leicestershire campaigners
Campaigners are calling on council leaders to scrap proposals to earmark green fields for thousands of new homes. In July, the coalition government ended the way housing targets were set, giving res...

Brian Binley MP backs campaign to save local businesses
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents' (NFRN) National President Parminder Singh and Northamptonshire County Councillor and local business owner Suresh Patel have visited Brian Binley MP for ...

NIcky Morgan MP answers ConHome's Twenty Questions for the Class of 2010
Here is the latest in our series of Twenty Questions with members of the Class of 2010... Nicky Morgan was elected MP for Loughborough with a majority of 3,744. 1. What is your earliest political ...

Karl McCartney MP answers ConHome's Twenty Questions for the Class of 2010
Karl McCartney was elected MP for Lincoln with a majority of 1,058. 1. What is your earliest political memory? Meeting David (now Lord) Hunt when I was 10 and he was our MP on the Wirral and my par...

LOUGHBOROUGH UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS
MP Nicky Morgan welcomes news that the rate of unemployment in the Loughborough constituency has fallen dramatically in recent months. According to figures obtained from the Office for National...

Leading health MP set for fact-finding trip to children's heart unit
The chairman of the powerful Parliamentary Health Select Committee is to visit the children's heart centre at Glenfield Hospital. Stephen Dorrell, MP for Charnwood, wants to find out more about.....

Brian Binley MP has got his eyes down on new bingo campaign
Brian binley, Northampton South MP, has started a new campaign to change the way Bingo halls are taxed. Mr Binley (pictured) visited the Beacon Bingo on Weedon Road last Friday, to examine how the....

Loughborough MP backs More protection for the environment in Leicestershire
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has joined forces with the Environment Agency to provide additional protection during incidents. Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan will be at Loughborough Fire a...

Edward Garnier attacks BBC over Burma Tribute
Tory MPs attack BBC's decision not to provide live coverage of the 65th anniversary of VJ Day for all its licence feepayers By Tim Montgomerie David Cameron rightly delayed the start of his su...