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D&S column: the important role of local councillors

AS the Minister for Local Government, my responsibilities cover the work of councils large and small.  That includes of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly with a multi-billion-pound budget and the smallest parish council spending just a few

Homes developer makes drainage improvements after Rishi Sunak's intervention

Developers building a controversial housing development on the outskirts of Stokesley have agreed to further drainage improvements to lessen the risk of flooding. At a meeting with Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmond, executives for Kier Living said they intended to create an additional drainage channel o

Rishi Sunak praises work of Northallerton-based national e-crime unit

Richmond MP Rishi Sunak has praised the pioneering work of the UK's national e-crime busting team which is based in North Yorkshire. The team of digital forensic analysts work out of the national e-crime evidence centre based on the Standard Way Industrial Estate in Northallerton. Working with a t

Rishi Sunak and Police Commissioner seek A66 safety improvements

AN MP and police commissioner have joined forces to fight for safety improvements on a dangerous stretch of the A66 in North Yorkshire. Richmond MP Rishi Sunak and North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan are seeking safety improvements to the two-mile stretch of single carriage

D&S column: we need more women in politics

OVER the recent Christmas holidays I spent a fun couple of hours with my two young daughters watching the classic 1964 movie Mary Poppins. It’s one of Disney’s best and I remembered it fondly from my own childhood.

Rishi Sunak meets Stokesley residents over housing fears

Rishi Sunak MP has met Stokesley residents who fear the impact of a new housing development adjacent to their homes. Mr Sunak, the MP for Richmond, listened to residents' concerns about the 220-home Kier Living development under construction off Tanton Road. At a meeting in Stokesley Town Hall att

D&S column: making the most of Yorkshire farmers' milk

The price paid to dairy farmers for the milk they produce has been a major concern for me since I was first elected as your MP. Although the farmgate price has recovered since the dark days of 2016 when it was around 20 pence per litre –below the cost farmers paid to produce it – milk remains a vol