Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action and Shadow Minister for Sheffield, has visited the city.
She spoke to students at Longley Park Sixth Form Centre about how the House of Lords works and about her role in the Chamber.
Baroness Warsi was accompanied by John Sharp, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. He said:
“I am delighted to see Baroness Warsi visiting Sheffield to continue the Peers in Schools programme.
“This gives an opportunity for a peer to explain the work the Lords does in the law-making process, and the work of Parliament as a whole. The Lords is sometimes overlooked in its important role as a check and balance of government.
“The visit also showed why young people should get more involved in the political process.”
Sayeeda then visited Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, accompanied by Spencer Pitfield, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Penistone and Stocksbridge. At the club’s Hillsborough ground she heard about the plans to build a major community space at the club’s Hillsborough Stadium.
The current proposals, which have already received planning permission and support from the City Council, would see Sheffield Wednesday giving up to 100,000 square feet of unused space over to organisations like local health trusts, charities and local police.
Baroness Warsi said:
“The work that Sheffield Wednesday is doing to support the local community is a huge credit to the club and to the city of Sheffield. I am sure that the community space will bring huge benefits for residents across Sheffield and beyond.”
Spencer Pitfield said:
“I was so overwhelmed with these community plans when I visited the club in December that I wanted Sayeeda to visit as soon as possible. I see no reason why many more clubs shouldn’t be following the excellent leadership of Sheffield Wednesday FC.”
Mr. Nick Parker, Chief Executive of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club commented:
“I am grateful to Baroness Warsi and Spencer for their interest. Our club takes our role in the wider community very seriously and will continue to strive to do the very best for local people. I am pleased that both Sayeeda and Spencer leave here having a much better understanding of what we are hoping to achieve here at the club.”
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited West Yorkshire.
He visited The Brewers Pride Pub and Brewery in Wakefield with Parliamentary Candidate Alex Story and met with proprietor Bob Hunter as part of the Conservative Party’s Save the Great British Pub campaign.
William then attended a reception at the Dewsbury Rams Stadium with our Parliamentary Candidate Simon Reevell (pictured above).
Despite the worst snow and ice for decades in Yorkshire, Conservative campaigners have continued to be on the doorstep speaking to residents.
Led by our Parliamentary Candidates across the county, they’ve been talking to residents across the area and braving the snowy and icy conditions.
This week thousands of leaflets have been given out and dozens of people spoken to on the doorsteps to pass on the message that 2010 is the Year for Change.
Pictured above – Philip Allott and his campaign team in Sowerby Bridge and below, Tony Homewood, Antony Bracewell and Wakefield Parliamentary Candidate Alex Story campaigning in the snow in the constituency.
By the side of many of Yorkshire’s key routes you may see our latest posters which have been launched today.
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague was in Morley & Outwood to meet with some of our Parliamentary Candidates and activists from across Yorkshire to unveil the poster of David Cameron and his commitment to cut the defecit, not the NHS.
The launch of our draft NHS manifesto (which you can see here) was also marked with an Action Day in Pudsey led by the Parliamentary Candidate Stuart Andrew and William Hague. They were accompanied by five other MPs from across the country.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling has visited West Yorkshire.
He began his day by meeting with West Yorkshire Police’s Offender Management Unit to hear about their work.
He then visited Project Challenge in Halifax to hear about what the charity does to help offenders in Calderdale and beyond.
And Chris ended his day at a community centre in Bradford talking to residents about their concerns and problems and Conservative plans for the future.
David Cameron has visited Yorkshire and met with staff, new mums and children at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
He visited, accompanied by Parliamentary Candidate for Halifax Philip Allott, and saw the work in the Birth Centre. He met a new mum and her baby who was just hours old.
Later, he talked to children and their parents at the Children’s Ward.
During the rest of his day in the region, David appeared on BBC Radio Leeds lunchtime phone-in with Liz Green and then answered questions from viewers of ITV1’s Calendar. You can watch the Calendar debate here >>
He then took questions from residents in Penistone and Stocksbridge in the latest Cameron Direct.
Eric Pickles, Conservative Party Chairman, has launched a poster highlighting the growing debt Labour has left the country to pay. Every child will be born owing £23,000 in debt, £6,000 more than last year.
Launching the poster Eric Pickles said:
“For over a year we Conservatives have said that the national debt is crucial to turning round the economy. Now everyone agrees.
“We made a huge deal of it with the baby poster we launched this time last year. But since then it’s got worse, and the Government still has no credible plan to deal with it.
“It will be £23,000 for everyone in our country, every man, woman and child. That’s £6,000 more than this time last year. And if we don’t deal with it, like Labour, it will mean higher taxes and higher interest rates for everyone.”
Nicola Bates has been selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Hallam by a meeting of Sheffield Conservative Association.
Commenting on her selection, Nicola Bates said:
“I am delighted to have been selected as the candidate for Sheffield Hallam and now look forward to working as part of the Conservative team across Sheffield.
“One of the main issues at the General Election will be the economy. South Yorkshire’s economy still faces many problems and I am confident only the Conservatives have the policies to be able to get it back on track. I will now be going out across the constituency to let people know our plans and hear their thoughts on the challenges that lie ahead.”
The Conservative Party’s Yorkshire Conference for 2009 has take place at Wetherby Racecourse.
Hundreds of Party members, activists and candidates heard from Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, Party Chairman Eric Pickles and Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on the first day of the event.
There was also a chance to hear from Graham Stuart MP and several of our Parliamentary candidates in a Question Time session chaired by Matthew Warman from The Daily Telegraph.
On Saturday, the morning session was taken up with discussion and information about the General Election campaign to come including a profile of some of our Parliamentary Candidates and how they’re working to win.
Saturday afternoon began with the Regional Report from the Regional Chairman Robert Semple.
Rob said:
“The real battle for us all in Yorkshire lies ahead in making next year’s General Election campaign just as successful as the local and European elections were for us this year.
“Tremendous work has been put in over the past four years getting our infrastructure in key target areas to be ‘fit for purpose’. We have opened campaign centres in Leeds, Bradford, Brighouse and Tadcaster, have trebled the number of professional staff in Yorkshire and done much to engage with our volunteers, activists and Party members across the region.
“We have come a long way in a short space of time but, because of the importance of Yorkshire, we cannot allow complacency to set in.
“With one last determined push over the next year we can ensure that the Conservative Party stands proud once again in the North of England.”
The event concluded with Shadow Foreign Secretary, and MP for Richmond, William Hague giving a speech about the battle ahead and his priorities for a Conservative Government.
Conservatives in Barnsley have selected two candidates for the town’s Parliamentary constituencies of Barnsley Central and Barnsley East at the next General Election.
- James Hockney (pictured right) has been selected to be the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Barnsley East.
- Piers Tempest has been selected to be the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Barnsley Central.
Both candidates will now work closely with the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Penistone and Stocksbridge Spencer Pitfield.
Commenting on their selection, Spencer Pitfield said:
“I am delighted to be able to welcome James and Piers to the Conservative team here in Barnsley.
“They are both excellent candidates and I know that together we will offer the people of Barnsley strong and unified change to this failing Labour Government”.
