Andrew Mitchell's Weekly Message: Week 220 Saturday, 29 June, 2024 Week 220 - My key objectives – we have the plans, and we have the money Parliament has been dissolved, campaign lines are being drawn and it’s election time again! This week I am writing this column not as your Member of Parliament, but as your Conservative candidate for Royal Sutton Coldfield, in the up-coming General Election on July 4. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be telling you about my key... Local News
Birmingham Labour Council. Another Budget Failure! 7th December 2016 Labour leaders in Birmingham have been asked to resign after a £49 million black hole was revealed in the city councils budget. All Labour Councillors in... Articles
Labour overspend puts services at risk 16th November 2016 Less than one week after Birmingham’s Independent Improvement Panel issued their update letter to the Government, stating that the Labour administration showed... Articles
Local Councillors Launch UK's Best Park Bid 31st October 2016 Local Conservative Councillors Andrew Hardie and Louise Passey have launched a bid to name Boldmere Gate at Sutton Park the UK's Best. The UK's Best Park... Articles
Conservatives Call On Local People To Have Their Say Over Library Cuts 27th October 2016 Local Conservatives have called on people to have their say over Labour library cuts as a consultation process begins. Plans were revealed this month to close... Articles
Save Sutton Coldfield Library 20th October 2016 Local Conservatives have slammed Labour plans to cut library services across Sutton Coldfield. Plans have been revealed to close Sutton Coldfield Central... Articles
Conservatives publish manifesto for Parish Council Elections 11th April 2016 The Sutton Coldfield Conservative Association has today published its manifesto for the new Parish Council elections. Local News
Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP visits Samsung Digital Service Academy at Birmingham Metropolitan College and Discusses Name Change to Royal Sutton Coldfield Campus 22nd October 2015 On Friday 16 th October, Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP for Sutton Coldfield, was invited by Samsung Electronics to Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet). His visit... Local News
Westminster Column Tax Credits 21st October 2015 There is no doubt that the Government’s measures to reform the tax credit system are difficult and bracing. But they reflect the fact that these credits are... Local News
Royal Sutton’s MP calls for independent audit of Brownfield land in Birmingham 15th October 2015 Last Sunday's walk on Sutton's Green Belt to support Children in Need and mark the end of the consultation on Birmingham City Council’s proposals to build on it... Local News
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