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
M6 now fully open after extensive upgrade 26th March 2019 Biggest ever upgrade of M6 in Cheshire fully open Drivers will be able to experience the benefits of the biggest ever upgrade of the M6 in Cheshire from this... Local News
Further delay to promised train service for Knutsford 25th March 2019 AN MP is demanding answers from Northern after she discovered rail bosses had put the brakes on plans to introduce two trains an hour from Knutsford to... Local News
Esther welcomes funding success for Handforth and Engine of the North 11th March 2019 Handforth will be given more than £21 million to provide infrastructure for The North Cheshire Garden Village. The £21.7 million will be spent on road... Local News
Esther talks to the Treasury about school fnding for Cheshire 8th March 2019 Treasury ministers will meet with Tatton MP Esther McVey to discuss school funding across Cheshire. The meeting was secured during an exchange in Parliament... Speeches in Parliament
Byley fight for their 'rights as residents' 8th March 2019 AN MP is throwing her weight behind villagers’ plea to get the council to listen and act over the “unacceptable behaviours” at the cement works site in Byley -... Local News
An update from Esther McVey MP 4th March 2019 Esther will often make a short vide to update local residents on what she has been focussing on in the constituency. Here is the recording from last Friday: Local News
Esther calls for fairer school funding for Cheshire 21st February 2019 An MP has called for fairer funding for Cheshire schools and demanded answers as to why the area misses out to areas such as London. Tatton MP Esther McVey said... Speeches in Parliament
Esther welcomes additional Government funding for Handforth Garden Village 11th February 2019 Handforth has been awarded £150,000 of Government cash to help develop plans for the new garden village. Cheshire East Council is one of 21 areas announced... Local News
Esther helps the Royal Cheshire Show celebrate its army of volunteers 29th January 2019 A number of people who help raise more than £4.5 million annually for the Cheshire economy have been recognised at an awards ceremony. For 180 years The Royal... Local News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
Labour’s NHS policy descends into chaos 13th November 2019 Labour’s own research into shorter working hours has warned that a 35 hour week would hit hospitals and cause staff shortages. National News
12 Questions to Boris Johnson 12th November 2019 Boris Johnson's funny moments come up a lot in his general election broadcast, but the message is clear. National News
Only the Conservatives can be trusted to deliver jobs 12th November 2019 Since we came into office, we have fixed Labour’s mess and broken employment records.The number of people in full-time jobs is at a record high; we’ve taken the... National News
