Action needed to tackle abuse and violence in Lancashire’s schools
140 children expelled and 3,760 suspended in local schools Richard Ali, Prospective Conservative MP for Burnley expressed concern as official Government figures have revealed that over 1,000 pupils e...

Richard Ali thanked for pledging to “do their bit” for British Armed Forces
Richard Ali, Prospective Conservative MP for Burnley, has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. Richard met with a delegation from The Royal British Legion at t...

Conservative Shadow Health Secretary champions Burnley A&E
Andrew Lansley MP, Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Health has responded to the review of Burnley's Urgent Care Centre by reiterating his support for a return of Burnley's A&E department...

“Open Source” planning will help residents shape future of Burnley and Padiham
Bold new policies to make planning system more responsive and accountable Richard Ali, Prospective Conservative MP for Burnley today welcomed major new policies from Conservatives to reform England&r...

Richard Ali Commits to Beat Cancer
Richard Ali, Prospective Conservative MP for Burnley has joined hundreds of candidates across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes amo...

Become your own Boss, Richard Ali offers Burnley’s public sector workers
New plans for employee-owned co-operatives to help improve local services Public sector workers across Burnley and Padiham could become their own boss and deliver better services under new Conserv...

Botched care plans could add £26 to council tax bills across Burnley
Gordon Brown to make local taxpayers pay the price for personal care changes Richard Ali, Prospective Conservative MP for Burnley warned of a Government plan to leave Council Taxpayers in Burnley ...

Let’s give Burnley and Padiham superfast broadband – without an unfair phone tax
Richard Ali, Prospective Conservative MP for Burnley, this week welcomed new Conservative plans to deliver the roll out of superfast broadband at speeds of up to 100 Mbps across Burnley and Padiham by...

Statement on Shop Direct closure in Burnley
Today’s announcement that home shopping firm Shop Direct is to close its Burnley site with the loss of 450 jobs is a hammer blow not only to those who will lose their jobs but to everyone in Bur...

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Dyson sets out plans to boost high tech industry - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:56:00 GMT David Cameron and Ken Clarke have welcomed Sir James Dyson's "Ingenious Britain" report.

Brown must be recalled to Chilcot - Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:49:00 GMT Liam Fox calls for Gordon Brown to be recalled to clarify his evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry.

Community pubs facing tax bombshell - Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:27:00 GMT Shapps says that Gordon Brown’s tax inspectors hiking up business rates for local pubs across country

Value for money in your town hall - Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:21:00 GMT David Cameron pledges to give more power, discretion and autonomy to local councils.

Labour's legacy is fewer and bigger schools - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:13:00 GMT New analysis reveals that the number of state secondary schools has fallen by 10 per cent under Labour.

David Cameron pays tribute to Michael Foot - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:18:00 GMT Reacting to the announcement of his death, David Cameron has paid tribute to former Labour leader Michael Foot.

Cameron welcomes historic introduction of Leaders' Debates - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:24:00 GMT David Cameron has expressed his delight that General Election TV debates have been agreed on.

Labour attempts to lock in wasteful NHS IT contracts - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:19:00 GMT Stephen O’Brien challenges the Government to come clean about attempts to lock in wasteful NHS IT contracts.

We will end the political control of A levels - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT Michael Gove announces that a Conservative Government will end political interference in A Levels.

We can't afford another five years of Labour’s economic incompetence - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT Ken Clarke joined David Cameron and George Osborne in speaking about the economy at Thomson Reuters.