Esther McVey MP writes for Knutsford Guardian criticising council for wasteful spending on temporary staff while cutting local services Tuesday, 15 July, 2025 Cheshire East Council says it needs to make cuts to local services to balance its books, so why has it then chosen to spend nearly £2.4 million on three interim positions? The council needs to cut its bill on temporary staff and consultant fees not cut local services. I asked the council how much money it had spent on temporary senior staff in the last few years and was shocked with the figures my... Articles
Esther meets High Legh company flying the flag for Britain 23rd October 2019 An MP has praised a High Legh company for flying the flag for Britain after it secured a contract to promote a revolutionary form of printing around the world... Local News
Esther welcomes more funding for Cheshire schools 17th October 2019 An MP who campaigned for extra funding for schools in Cheshire has welcomed figures showing more money per pupil will be handed to local education chiefs next... Westminster News
Esther discusses retirement living in Wilmslow 10th October 2019 Housing Minister and MP for Tatton, Esther McVey, visited McCathy and Stones' Lawson Grange Retirement Living development in Wilmslow last week, located on... Local News
Esther meets Handforth patient group who aim to tackle loneliness 3rd October 2019 AN MP has praised the work of two Handforth residents for leading the way in finding solutions to tackle loneliness. Patients from Handforth Health Centre... Local News
Speed limit review for the Knutsford A50 2nd October 2019 The current speed limit on the Manchester Road in Knutsford is set to be reviewed, Tatton MP Esther McVey has been told. Campaigners have been calling for a... Local News
Esther discusses second train an hour for Knutsford with the Transport Secretary 21st September 2019 The Department for Transport has come under renewed pressure from an MP to find out why rail bosses have put the brakes on increasing capacity on the mid... Local News
Help for Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Councils to tackle illegal developments 13th September 2019 Nearly £100,000 will be handed to Cheshire East and Cheshire West to help in the fight against rogue developments on greenbelt – including traveller settlements... Westminster News
Pickmere goes Plastic free! 11th September 2019 Lessons learnt by Pickmere’s campaigners in their bid to gain plastic free status is being taken to Westminster - to encourage other communities to follow suit... Local News
Esther supports local pubs as the heart of the community 7th September 2019 AN MP is supporting a campaign to keep local pubs open – knowing the value they bring to communities. Tatton MP Esther McVey met with campaigners from Long Live... Westminster News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
