Promoting the Politics of Courage
Thank you to all those who kindly offered advice and suggestions for my forthcoming Private Members’ Bill. It has been a very difficult decision to make. I want to take all these proposals forward as a parliamentary Bill, but must select just one. I’ve decided that to help address the serious and ongoing housing crisis should be prioritised. The Bill will receive its first reading in Parliament this week. I realise many will be disappointed that […]
Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, welcomed the announcement of the final ending of badger culling in a statement today by DEFRA Minister, Dame Angela Eagle MP: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2026-06-10/hcws103 . Andrew George instigated, with Professor Rosie Woodroffe the Zoological Society of London, the first community-led badger vaccination project in the country […]
The MP for the West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives, Andrew George, has today announced that he has chosen affordable housing as the subject for a Private Member’s Bill he has an opportunity to introduce to Parliament this Autumn. Mr George came fourth in the recent ballot for Private Member’s Bills and has been heavily lobbied by a large number of organisations and lobby groups. He also undertook […]
It’s vital we defend the right to free speech. But those who exploit that freedom to stoke rage, hate and violence undermine us all. This week the Commons holds a debate to commemorate ten years since the shocking murder of Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, by a far-right activist, as she walked to her casework […]
It’s vital we defend the right to free speech. But those who exploit that freedom to stoke rage, hate and violence undermine us all. Today, the Commons holds a debate to commemorate ten years since the shocking murder of Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, by a far-right activist, as she walked to […]
West Cornwall & Isles of Scilly MP, Andrew George, is urging local people to use their bank branches in Penzance after Lloyds closed in January. He has written to all the high street banks still operating in Penance after that closure, to ask them about their future plans. Though he has received assurance from Nationwide that they will remain in […]
Thank you to everyone who attended my Public Meeting in Penzance this weekend. About a hundred attended. Excellent contributions, questions and suggestions during a good session. My normally red-hot inbox has become an inferno since my name came out in the Private Members’ Bill ballot. Though I’ve narrowed down the range of topics, it’s difficult to turn down others to choose just one. There are so many good […]
Andrew George MP has thanked everyone who attended his public meeting in Penzance at the weekend, highlighting the strong turnout and the wide range of thoughtful contributions from local residents. The meeting on Friday evening 29th May at the Queens Hotel, Penzance brought together a hundred members of the community to share views, raise questions […]
I’m enormously grateful to the hundred people who attended my Public Meeting in Penzance last weekend. Excellent contributions, questions and suggestions. My normally red-hot inbox has become an inferno since my name came out in the Private Members’ Bill ballot. Though I’ve narrowed down the range of topics, it’s difficult to turn down others to choose just one. It would be much easier for me if the ballot […]
Following today’s announcement from Ofgem of a 13% increase in the energy price cap from July — adding £221 a year to typical household costs — West Cornwall MP Andrew George said these energy bill shocks can be averted if we reduce our reliance on imported fossil fuels. He fears that rising energy bills will more households into financial strain. Andrew said: “The […]