Farage packs them in
There can't be many senior politicians who are able to pack a hall on a freezing, snowy night and then, when the meeting's over, roll into the local pub and hold fort at the bar for the next hour and...
View ArticleGreen Party hits out at welfare cuts
This region is one of the Green Party's centres of power. They have six county councillors in Norfolk, so it's no surprise the party's leader, Natalie Bennett, has come to Norwich to launch its...
View ArticleTributes to the Iron Lady
The former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, has died aged 87. The first woman to run the country was famous for introducing the "right to buy" council houses (1980), the 1982 Falklands War, the 1984...
View ArticleMiliband campaigns using soap box
It was during the general election of 1992 that John Major discovered the value of a soap box. Now, 21 years on, the man who hopes to be our next prime minister is using the same idea. Ed Miliband...
View ArticleWarm applause for Dalai Lama visit
He's 77 years old and he says he's retired from political engagement. But the Dalai Lama is still revered wherever he goes. Hundreds of students in Cambridge heard him preach his message of peace when...
View ArticleA country called Europe
A country called Europe is emerging on our doorstep, according to Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom, and it has deep implications for our democracy. The South Northamptonshire MP is on a mission to...
View ArticleDelays to rail franchise changes
Simon Burns said what everyone else in the room was probably thinking: "It's a mess, its unacceptable and it should never happen again." The minister for railways was giving evidence to the Transport...
View ArticleCambridgeshire Tories lose control
In an extraordinary election the Conservatives have lost control of Cambridgeshire for the first time in 16 years. The Lib Dems said they were hopeful of gains across the county in what is...
View ArticleUKIP leader's 'steep learning curve'
The UK Independence Party does not have many household names in the east of England but Richard "Toby" Coke could soon become one of them. The former Scots Guardsman is now member for Gayton and Nar...
View ArticleTory MPs mull UKIP joint ticket idea
Could we see MPs from the east of England standing on a joint Conservative/UKIP ticket come the next election? That intriguing prospect is being mulled over by several of our MPs as they ponder the...
View ArticleEurope: Tory unity under scrutiny
"The Conservative Party has never been more united on Europe than it is now," declares Peter Bone. Yes, he is the man behind the the EU referendum amendment to the Queen's Speech and yes, that's the...
View ArticleLoophole blamed for spoiling village
A Northamptonshire village is being over-run by random housing development, according to the local MP who blames the government's new planning policies. Conservative Philip Hollobone told MPs that a...
View ArticleMEP looks forward to golf and fishing
MEP Robert Sturdy says he is looking forward to playing golf and going fishing when he stands down as a member of the European Parliament next year. Conservative Mr Sturdy, 68, who represents the...
View ArticleTreasury 'doesn't understand farming'
There can be few politicians who understand the world of farming better than Conservative Cambridgeshire MP and farmer Sir James Paice. That's why he's played a key role in overseeing agriculture at...
View ArticleAction urged to protect referees
To many people in the Westminster village, the MP for Daventry is an independently-minded man with a history of rebelling against his party leader, particularly over Europe. But Chris Heaton-Harris...
View ArticleUKIP councillor Georgiou steps down
It hasn't taken long for the first UKIP casualty to cause a by-election. Five weeks after Peter Georgiou was celebrating his win in Thetford West, he's standing aside. Not only did he win by the...
View Article'Lack of leadership' over children
It was a blistering attack and it took everyone by surprise. All nine of Norfolk's MPs put out a statement declaring that there was a "lack of leadership" at the Childrens' Services department of...
View ArticleDelay over incinerator decision
So are we any closer to having an incinerator built in King's Lynn or not? Although they'd promised voters an early decision if they were elected, councillors in Norfolk decided to postpone a vote on...
View ArticleEast Coast mainline future debate
It is an issue that won't go away at Westminster. Why is the Government in such a rush to return the East Coast main line to private ownership? In recent weeks the line which runs through Peterborough...
View ArticleCall for Ambulance Trust board to go
They won't let it drop. MP after MP from the East stood up to condemn the East of England Ambulance Service and to call for mass resignations from the management board. "Scandal and incompetence has...
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