Esther McVey MP writes for Knutsford Guardian warning food prices will soar as government introduce fertiliser tax Thursday, 4 June, 2026 Every household in the country will see their weekly food bill rise further because of this government’s latest attack on our farmers. From January a hefty carbon tax will apply to sectors importing “carbon intensive goods” such as fertiliser, steel and iron. It will see the cost of fertiliser rise by up to £100 a tonne. It is something I have been campaigning against and will keep calling for... Articles
Esther McVey MP secures meeting to tighten rules over tree maintenance following death of Wilmslow man 9th December 2025 Government will tighten rules for tree maintenance following the death of a man killed by a falling tree branch in Wilmslow. Chris Hall was killed while he was... Articles
Esther McVey MP hits out at Chancellor over employment levels 9th December 2025 Tatton MP Esther McVey has hit out at the Chancellor for causing increasing numbers of people to be out of work – as employment levels slump to a 14-year low... Articles
Esther McVey MP writes for Knutsford Guardian - Rachel Reeves' Budget raises taxes to pay for welfare 4th December 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget was a manifesto breaking, economy busting, job destroying, wealth attacking, welfare ballooning, tax raising disgrace of a... Articles
Esther McVey MP writes to Chancellor urging her to drop plans to tax family business as Budget day approaches 20th November 2025 Ahead of next week’s Budget I’ve written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves warning her to re-think her plans or she will devastate family businesses across the UK. I... Articles
Esther McVey MP calls for answers over much-needed new health centre for Knutsford 13th November 2025 Esther McVey MP reiterated her calls for a new medical centre for Knutsford – calling for the health secretary to make a statement on what more needs to be done... Articles
'Enough is enough' says Cllr Lynn Gibbon about the state of pavements in Northwich 5th November 2025 “Enough is enough” calls Cllr Lynn Gibbon, as she brings 1,100 -strong petition to Cheshire West and Chester Council to demand urgent repairs to unsafe streets... Local News
Esther McVey MP writes for Knutsford Guardian criticising government plans to give suspended sentences for those guilty of carrying a knife 4th November 2025 This month will see the return of Operation Sceptre, the national campaign to get knives off the streets. Cheshire Constabulary will run education programmes... Articles
Esther McVey MP accuses government of double standards over Chancellor's failure to buy rental licence 4th November 2025 Esther McVey has accused government of having one rule for the Chancellor and one for the rest of the country – after Rachel Reeves got away with an... Articles
Esther McVey MP writes for Knutsford Guardian highlighting work of Alderley Park lab as world leaders in genomics 23rd October 2025 Last week I had the pleasure of officially opening Revvity’s new lab at Alderley Park. The US company is a global life science and diagnostic group... Articles
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News