Conservatives Pledge to Clean up Politics
As part of the Conservatives proposals to clean up politics, all Conservative Parliamentary Candidates are required to complete a declaration form, outlining the following: All sources of inco...

Ken Clarke hears from local businesses
Ken Clarke MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, visited Calderdale to hear at first hand how businesses in Calderdale are coping during the recession. He visited Dean Clough and met round 30 l...

Calder Valley - Key Target Seat covered by The Guardian
Calder Valley is a key target seat in the upcoming General Election and recently feature in The Guardian. It appeared on guardian.co.uk on 9th April and on page 12 of The Guardian on 10th April and c...

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi celebrates community engagement initiatives
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action recently met a number of community groups and charity organisations in Todmorden. The groups who attended were: &midd...

William Hague Visits Calder Valley
I recently took William Hague, Shadow Foreign Secretary, on a tour of Asquith Butler, a specialist technology firm with a base in Brighouse. The meeting was a great opportunity for a member of the Sh...

Equitable Life Scandal Continues
On a recent visit to Calder Valley, James Clappison, Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, met a number of people who have been significantly impacted by the Equitable Life Scandal. One of the peopl...

Conservatives launch new poster campaign in Calder Valley on Gordon Brown’s record
The Conservative Party have launched a new poster campaign in Calder Valley putting Gordon Brown’s record at the heart of their election campaign. The campaign, which is running nationwide, fea...

Shadow Minister visits local manufacturing firms
James Clappison MP, Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, joined Craig Whittaker, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Calder Valley, on a tour of local manufacturing firms. The first visit was ...