One of the greatest challenges causing pressure on GP's surgeries is a sharp rise in people reporting mental health issues. It is clear that two lockdowns have led to heightened anxiety, more loneliness, and more cases of depression.
This year I decided to give the Conservative Party conference a miss and spend my time more productively in Cornwall instead. Liz Truss has had a disastrous start with errors in economic policy.
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth, and Hayle has today welcomed the announcement that the first tranche of funding for Camborne Town Deal projects has been released and work will now get underway on a significant town improvement programme.
One of the reasons I got involved in politics over twenty-five years ago was the experience of the ERM debacle and the effect that had on businesses and homeowners up and down the country including my own family business. It left me with a painful appreciation of the fragility of economic credib
This week has drawn to a close an emotional period for many; with an overwhelming amount of very moving tributes being shared and world leaders coming to pay their respects as bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth one last time.
The death of Her Majesty the Queen is a moment of great sorrow for our country and tributes have poured in from around the world. She was the longest reigning sovereign in our history, giving over seventy years of devoted service.
When I became Environment Secretary in February 2020, I made it a priority to take the steps needed to fix the long-standing problem associated with storm overflows in the water treatment system. This has been a problem in Cornwall as well as most other parts of the country for too long.
Over the course of the last few months, there has been a dramatic rise in the cost of energy, largely stemming from Russia’s senseless, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.