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Heseltine tells Tories not to vote for party
02/12/19
FORMER Henley MP Michael Heseltine has urged Conservative voters to back Liberal Democrat or independent candidates in next month’s general election. Lord Heseltine, a former Conservative deputy prime minister who represented the constituency from ...
Matt Rodda, Reading East (Labour)*
Matt Rodda (Labour)* THIS is a very important election, which could decide the future of the country for many years to come. Brexit is a difficult issue and I believe the only way to resolve it is to hold a second referendum. I would campaign to ...
Election is good for country, says MP
20/04/17
HENLEY MP John Howell has welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision to call a snap general election. The country will go to the polls on June 8 following Theresa May’s surprise announcement on Tuesday. Mr Howell said: “In the first instance this ...
MP: We won't cut school budgets
05/06/17
NO school in the Henley area will have its budget cut as a result of proposed changes in their method of funding, John Howell has pledged. The Henley MP says every school in the constituency will now see its funding increase in real terms ...
OPINION: How to avoid the election lottery
14/06/17
WE have just had two polls in quick succession. With Brexit all votes went into one pot, giving a clear mandate: 52 per cent out against 48 per cent to remain. No argument. But in general elections, we have 650 different pots where the ...
Toni Brodelle, Wycombe (Liberal Democrat)
Toni Brodelle (Liberal Democrat) I HAVE lived, worked and campaigned in Wycombe for most of my life. I am a teacher, campaigner for Bucks Together for Education and member of the Green/Lib-Dem Climate Action Network. My children ...
Ed Gemmell, Wycombe (Independent)
Ed Gemmell (Independent) I HAVE one aim — to reverse climate change. I am a single father living in Hazlemere, a park runner and hockey coach, who runs a marketing company. I speaks regularly at schools, businesses, places of ...
Julia Wassell, Wycombe (Wycombe Independents)
Julia Wassell (Wycombe Independents) I HAVE been a district and county councillor since 1997. I am deputy leader of the opposition on Buckinghmshire County Council. I have been a school governor at four local schools. My ...
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey, Reading East (Liberal Democrats)
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey (Liberal Democrats — To Stop Brexit) I WAS born in Reading and am a member of Wokingham Borough Council, which covers the eastern part of the constituency. I work in the IT industry. The Lib-Dems ...
Khalil Ahmed, Wycombe (Labour)
Khalil Ahmed (Labour) HIGH Wycombe has been my home for more than 40 years. I attended local schools and have raised my children here. In 2011 I was elected to represent Disraeli ward as a councillor and I spent 2014 ...
Green bid to be MP
04/05/17
A MUSICIAN has been chosen as the Green Party’s candidate to fight the Henley parliamentary seat at next month’s general election. Robin Bennett, 38, from Dorchester, is a professional guitarist with Nineties ...
Mitchell Feierstein, Reading East (Brexit Party)
Mitchell Feierstein (Brexit Party) CRISIS often precipitates change — and it is apparent that the Establishment is leading us down the road towards crisis. But crisis does not need to be the catalyst for ...
Steve Baker, Wycombe (Conservative)*
Steve Baker (Conservative)* AFTER comprehensive school in Cornwall, I joined the RAF as an engineer officer. I read for an MSc in computer science and then worked in the software businesses. I was first ...
Emily Tomalin, Wycombe (Green)
Emily Tomalin (Green) THE news about climate chaos is sad and terrifying. We have already lost much of the Great Barrier Reef and bumble bees are threatened with extinction, yet people are buying ...
John Howell re-elected Henley MP with reduced majority
09/06/17
JOHN HOWELL has been re-elected as MP for Henley. The Conservative was declared the winner at 4.56am this morning (Friday) with a slightly reduced majority. He received 33,749 votes, almost ...
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