It’s an unbelievable honour to be selected as the Conservative Party candidate for my home constituency of Bridlington and The Wolds at the next general election. The hard work starts tomorrow!
It has been an incredibly challenging few weeks for British pig farmers and it will take time to resolve the crisis but there is now a way forward as a result of the measures announced by
@DefraGovUK
. Thank you to all those farmers who made their voices heard.
Relief for the pig sector. Government announces support package for the industry.
Details and initial NPA response:
It's not over yet but well done to everyone who has worked so hard on this!
#SaveGBBacon
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for myself, Denise and Jonathan. It’s an enormous privilege to represent the East Wolds & Coastal ward and I look forward to continuing our hard work making it an even better place to live and work.
Great to be in Parliament today to highlight the spiralling crisis in the British pig industry and the critical importance of domestic food security. Thank you to
@JimShannonMP
for hosting us,
@neil_parish
for his speech and all those MP and Peers who attended.
It’s an enormous honour to be elected Deputy Leader of
@East_Riding
and I can’t wait to get stuck in. We’ve got a top team in place to ensure we put residents at the heart of everything we do as we strive to make East Yorkshire an even better place to live and work.
Always love campaigning in the smaller villages and hamlets around East Wolds & Coastal. Some great support in Burton Agnes, Thornholme, Emmotland, Brigham, Millingdale and Outgates ahead of polling day on Thursday.
He can’t afford to keep the Tube running but he can afford wolves in Wandsworth. Worth bearing in mind next time he’s begging the Government for more TfL funding.
NEW: Today I've announced my new £600,000 Rewild London Fund, delivered with expert advice from
@WildLondon
, that will help restore London’s precious wildlife sites, improve biodiversity and create more natural habitats for plants and animals to thrive.
I haven’t done an April Fools since my teenage years after a simple hoax call to my grandfather escalated significantly and ended up with the local council and HM Customs & Excise getting involved.
It’s been a blast but all good campaigns must come to an end. The phone claims I walked 98.2 miles in the final week - must try to beat 100 next time!
Our sincerest thanks to everyone who voted for us. Results tomorrow…
This Facebook post from my local greengrocer really highlights the enormous impact of the energy crisis on our high street businesses. We will need action in the coming weeks to protect businesses as well as households, as I’m sure both candidates for PM are well aware!
Delighted to give evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee this week about the on-going crisis in British pig farming. Plenty of work still to do before we turn the corner.
We are delighted to announce that our former Chief Executive
@Mrs_Pig
has been awarded the OBE in the first King’s Birthday honours list.
Zoe has been granted the honour in recognition of her services to the pig industry.
People surprised at the treatment of Novak Djokovic have clearly never spent a lazy Saturday morning watching “Border Security: Australia’s Front Line”.
Another brilliant campaign session supporting Claire Holmes in
#SelbyandAinsty
before a dash back to the East Riding for a local highlight of the year - the Nafferton Beer Festival!
Today is finally Polling Day and we would like to thank everyone we have spoken to in recent weeks while out campaigning and to all those you have helped and supported us along the way.
Polls are open until 10pm and please remember to bring photo ID with you.
#VoteConservative
Merry Christmas, all! Wishing you all the very best for 2024. Raise a glass to those serving in the Armed Forces and emergency services and don’t forget everyone for who, through misfortune or circumstance, today isn’t the celebration it should be.
It's GOLD for
@daveryding
in the Kitzbühel Slalom
@fisalpine
World Cup!!
BRITAIN'S FIRST EVER ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP GOLD - laying down a marker for
@Beijing2022
next month!
👏👏👏👏👏
Huge thanks to
@Port_of_Dover
for a fascinating tour. The port is a vital trading asset for the entire UK (7000 lorries per day) and the operational challenges are enormous. Unfortunately I also brought the weather down with me.
@squadnos
Got to be Leeds rewarding their academy talent in the summer of 1999.
Harte 20 > 3
Woodgate 25 > 6
Kewell 19 > 10
Robinson 36 > 13
McPhail 37 > 14
Smith 39 > 17
Jones 40 > 20
Today sunrise occurred at roughly the same time it did when the clocks went back in October. Why do we wait another month for British Summer Time to start?
The English Breakfast Society has said that hash browns do not belong on a Full English
They've got some convincing to do, given that 60% say hash browns would feature on their 'ideal' Full English
@VictoriaPrentis
Thank you for all the support you have given to the British pig industry during these last two years. It has been an enormously challenging period but we were always grateful for your determination to help us through the crisis. Very best of luck in the new role!
Fantastic evening with
@East_Riding
colleagues at the The Hinge Centre Charity Ball at
@bridspa
. The charity does an incredible job to support those most in need in Bridlington.
For the first time since 2019, world class cycling is returning to the
@East_Riding
! It is fantastic news that our county will be hosting an entire stage of the
@TourofBritain
on Tuesday 5 September. Keep an eye out for the full route details… 🚴 🇬🇧
Final evening of the campaign helping the team in Bridlington North before heading down to
@BridTownAFC
to watch
@GreatDriffAFC
v Beverley Reserves in the Senior Country Cup Final.
Italian prime minister Mario Draghi successfully secured a carve out for Italian luxury goods from the EU's package of economic sanctions against Nato, EU dip tells me. 'Apparently selling Gucci loafers to oligarchs is more of a priority than hitting back at Putin,' source adds.
“To my darling mama… I want to say simply this, thank you”
In his first national address King Charles III pays tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, saying “may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest”
@SimonClarkeMP
@RishiSunak
@michaelgove
Well said. Also worth noting it’s impact on agriculture, where farmers are unable to get planning permission to replace old livestock buildings with modern, energy efficient and environmentally friendly structures. The situation is totally counterproductive.
You can’t underestimate what an achievement this is. Kids in the Alps can ski before they can walk and train for hours every day.
@daveryding
learnt his craft skiing down a carpet on a Lancashire hillside.
👑 On the first day of the
#PlatinumJubilee
weekend and the anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, we look back on Her Majesty’s life of service from her time as a young Princess supporting the war effort to her extraordinary commitment to her role as Monarch.
Great to join the brilliant volunteers at the
#LoveDriffield
food bank this morning and help prepare hundreds of bags of Christmas gifts for local children.
Messi needs to join a Championship side before he retires just to prove he can in fact do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke. Finally he would silence the doubters.
This is indeed good news. The entire supply chain must take a unified approach to tackling the backlog of pigs and bring an end to this needless culling of healthy animals.
Some good news.
@DefraGovUK
has agreed to the joint request from us and
@NFUtweets
for an industry summit to discuss the pig crisis.
We are happy with that, of course, but what we really need are some collective - and urgent - solutions.
More here:
Cases (by specimen date) in Gauteng, the epicentre of South Africa's omicron epidemic, and in Tshwane Metro, the epicentre within Gauteng.
That... that isn't exponential.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
#RemembranceDay2023
Further to guidance from
@luhc
, I am delighted to confirm that pubs across the East Riding can open and serve alcohol during the
#WorldCupFinal
on Sunday morning.
#ItsComingHome
I’m also baffled as to why you give everyone two week’s notice ahead of a hosepipe ban. Surely that just leads to a behavioural change that increases water usage for the next 14 days. What would happen if you told people there will be ban on loo paper sales in two week’s time?