Unitarisation – what does this mean for Surrey? Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 What is it? England is one of the most centralised countries in the developed world, with many big decisions taken by the UK Parliament, rather than local leaders. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and London have had devolved authorities for some time, more recently followed by Manchester, West Midlands, and others. The new Labour Government want to simplify the Local Government system into... ArticlesLocal News
John joins Claygate Youth and Community Hub as they open their new games room in memory of Teddy Read 20th October 2023 Last weekend, John Cope joined Claygate Youth and Community Hub for their first ever Hub Fest where they opened their new games room in honour of Teddy Read... Local News
John attends Green Elmbridge talk about ‘Take the Jump’ challenge 11th October 2023 Thank you to Diana Thornton, co-founder of Oxshott Net Zero, for hosting an interesting discussion with Green Elmbridge about ‘Take the Jump’ challenge at... Local News
Education Secretary meets John to discuss apprenticeships and our plan to improve local schools 5th October 2023 Thank you to Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, for coming to our area to see the progress being made and discussing with John Cope our plan to improve local... Local News
John meets Walton Casuals to back their transformation into a sports college 28th September 2023 John Cope met with Walton Casuals Football College and backs their transformation into a sports college. John said Great to meet Ray Hole and the team at Walton... Local News
Freddie Ingle, the local choice for Molesey 28th September 2023 Freddie Ingle is standing to be the next councillor in Molesey. A by-election in the ward of Molesey East will be taking place on Thursday 2nd November, and... Local News
Opening Benan's Fish & Chips on Esher High Street 28th September 2023 Thank you to Mehmet Yilmaz and team at Benan’s Fish & Chips for inviting Dominic down to cut the ribbon this morning as they open their doors on Esher High... Local News
Hearing from local businesses at Elmbridge BNI 27th September 2023 It was great to hear from local businesses at Elmbridge BNI meeting. Some interesting topics were raised from net zero, interest rates, high streets and even... Local News
Help us protect Molesey Hurst Rec 22nd September 2023 We’re campaigning to protect Molesey Hurst Recreation Ground from being concreted over. Elmbridge Borough Council, run by a close partnership of Liberal... Local News
John meets local GP to discuss improving our health services 21st September 2023 With record-high NHS funding, our plan for the area also includes strengthening local NHS services, so it was useful to stop by Capelfield Surgery in Claygate... Local News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
