In a speech during the Debate on the Address, Southend West Conservative MP David Amess accused the outgoing Labour government of destroying Parliament and ruining the country’s finances. Mr Amess said “I believe that the outgoing Government destroyed not only the country but Parliament, and here we go again: it is the first day...
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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council today marked British Tourist Week at a launch event at the Pier Inn Palace Hotel. Southend’s tourism industry is worth £300 million to the local economy, with the Festival of the Air bringing in £7 million over just two days. 18% of the town’s workforce is dependent on...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess yesterday demanded information on the Government’s next spending review. Mr Amess asked during a Parliamentary debate what steps the Treasury was taking to prepare for the next spending review. Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary at the Treasury, replied: “As my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has said, departmental budgets...
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