Opinions

Last weekend our local MPs sought deification for doing what their constituents do every week, working on a Saturday. Yet it was simply another example of how...

My letter to the Times and Star: Dear Sir, I was delighted to read that our plans for the Port of Workington are progressing, despite the slowdown under...

My column printed in the Whitehaven News on the 5th February 2025 and the Times and Star on the 6th February 2025. Throughout my time as an MP, I was proud to...

The new year is a time for reflection, and there’s a lot to reflect on from 2024 – particularly for politicians like me who lost seats in the general election...

I ended my last column with some hope for good news from the budget at the end of October. Alas, my prayers went unanswered. Budgets, if they’re going to...

As this is the first column I’ve written post-election, I must thank Trudy Harrison for her sterling efforts to drive Copeland forward in recent years...

As this is the first column I’ve written post-election, I must firstly thank everyone who voted for me. While it was certainly far from the result I wanted, I...

MARK Jenkinson has hit out an “absurd” decision to hold the General Election count for Penrith and Solway outside the boundaries of the new constituency. The...

Penrith and Solway candidate Mark Jenkinson has welcomed a Conservative commitment to ensure that no child is left behind and to raise aspiration among young...