Esther McVey calls on banking boss to overturn decision to stop cheque deposits at Post Offices and banks hubs Tuesday, 9 June, 2026 Esther McVey is urging the boss of Lloyds banking group to restore cheque deposits at banking hubs and Post Office branches - and put the needs of customer’s first. The banking group – which also includes Halifax and the Bank of Scotland, stopped the service, arguing that customers were still able to pay in cheques at a branch or scan them from the app on their phone. Tatton MP Esther McVey is one... Articles
Esther McVey MP welcomes U-turn on winter fuel payments after nine months of campaigning 9th June 2025 Esther McVey has welcomed the U-turn over winter fuel payments and called on government to make it the first of many to come. Ms McVey, who led a national... Articles
Esther McVey MP calls for action over declining numbers of bank branches 5th June 2025 More must be done to stop banks disappearing from our high streets, Esther McVey has warned She said the loss of banking facilities added pressure on local... Articles
Esther McVey MP calls for ICO to remain in Wilmslow 5th June 2025 Esther McVey has hit out at government for allowing jobs to be moved out of Wilmslow in favour of Manchester – and warned there is more to the north than just... Articles
Fly tipping spirals 'out of control' in Cheshire West and Chester 4th June 2025 Latest statistics released by Cheshire West and Chester Council have revealed – as local Conservative councillors warned in 2024 – that fly tipping is “out of... Local News
Esther McVey MP wants murderers who keep location of victim's bodies a secret to be denied parole 3rd June 2025 Esther McVey is demanding government tighten the law to ensure murderers who fail to disclose where their victims are buried remain behind bars for life. Before... Articles
Esther McVey MP calls for police resources to be spent tackling real crime 3rd June 2025 Esther McVey has warned police forces must focus resources on tackling real crime instead of dealing with non-crime hate incidents. She said the rise in... Articles
MP Esther McVey writes for the Knutsford Guardian criticising decision by three major banks for stopping Post Office accepting cheques 3rd June 2025 Skip to main content I am extremely concerned by the news that Lloyds, Halifax and the Bank of Scotland are going to stop customers depositing cheques at the... Articles
Debate on Housebuilding Denied by Labour-run Cheshire West and Chester Council 31st May 2025 There was no debate on the Government’s imposition of the new housing target of nearly 2,000 homes per year at the May 2025 meeting Cheshire West and Chester... Local News
Esther McVey MP supports cricket club fundraiser 22nd May 2025 Esther McVey hopes the world’s biggest cricket wickets set to be unveiled this weekend will help fundraising efforts by a cricket club cross the boundary. Toft... Articles
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National 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
