Mike Prendergast warns against giving Labour a blank cheque to concrete over the Green Belt in West Lancashire Monday, 1 July, 2024 · Mike Prendergast warns against giving Labour a blank cheque to carry out their plans to concrete over the Green Belt in West Lancashire – ruining precious green spaces. · This warning comes as Labour briefed The Sunday Times that their assault on the Green Belt will happen ‘within days’ of a Labour government – forcing councils to reclassify land and build on green spaces, irrespective of local... Articles
Why is Labour Waging Class War on Parents? 26th June 2024 Conservative candidate for West Lancashire, Mike Prendergast has criticised Labour plans to impose VAT on independent school fees. The proposals have been... Articles
Rural and Farming Issues in West Lancashire. 17th June 2024 Conservative candidate for West Lancashire, Mike Prendergast, has criticised the lack of support and attention that Labour have given to farming and rural... Articles
Mike Prendergast welcomes a clear plan from the Conservatives to reform welfare and says ‘only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to make welfare fair for taxpayers 10th June 2024 · The Conservatives have taken bold action over the last 14 years to reform the broken welfare system inherited from Labour. However, since the pandemic the... Articles
Mike Prendergast says Conservative Government is ‘sticking to the plan to back British farmers’ with measures to boost food security in West Lancashire 14th May 2024 · Farming is the lifeblood of our rural communities, feeding the nation and stewarding our green and pleasant land. Our food and farming sectors bring over... Articles
Mike Prendergast welcomes £23,760 investment for Nye Bevan Swimming Pool in Skelmersdale from Conservative Government, sticking to the plan to improve people’s health for a brighter future 2nd April 2024 · Swimming is an accessible and fun way for people to benefit from the positive physical and mental health effects that come from exercise. · That is why the... Articles
Mike Prendergast welcomes £494,400,000 of reallocated HS2 funding for Lancashire, including West Lancashire, as Conservative Government sticks to long-term plan to improve local transport 28th February 2024 · The Conservative Government is sticking with the plan to reallocate £36 billion of HS2 funding into long-term local transport improvements – benefitting more... Articles
Mike Prendergast welcomes £115,703.00 investment for sports facilities in West Lancashire thanks to the Conservative Government 5th February 2024 · The Conservative Government has set out a clear plan to get 3.5 million more people across the country active by 2030, including one million young people. ·... Articles
Mike Prendergast and Cllr Marilyn Westley in Rural West 26th January 2024 Residents along Station Road, Barton, near Halsall, are up in arms about a sudden and huge increase in the number of articulated lorries at a once quiet farm in... Articles
Mike Prendergast welcomes boosted housing support from Conservative Government for 115,000 people across the North West, including in West Lancashire. 22nd January 2024 · Mike Prendergast has welcomed extra support with the cost of housing for 115,000 households across the North West, including West Lancashire, as part of the... Articles
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
