I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) for bringing this important debate to the House. Terrorism by its very nature intends not just to kill but to instil terror. One of its primary aims is psychological: trauma is at the heart of the terrorist incident. Let us reflect on what […]
Rory Stewart MP has held a meeting with local Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) for Carlisle and Eden, Jacob Reid, to discuss his support for the national ‘Make Your Mark’ initiative – the nation-wide ballot that gives young people aged between 11 and 18 the chance to decide what their MYPs should debate. Rory has […]
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. Consular support is fundamental to British foreign policy. It is probably the very oldest element of British foreign policy. Before we had a Foreign Office, protecting British citizens abroad was in our DNA, and it remains for us a very fundamental responsibility. That is […]
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. In 2003, George W. Bush, making his State of the Union address, provided one of the great optimistic statements about democracy. He said that because democracies respect their own people and their neighbours, freedom would bring peace. At that period, 14 or 15 years […]
Please note that Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and The Border, will be holding drop-in surgeries as follows: Friday 15th September 2017 1300-1400 Tufton Arms, Appleby 1730-1830 Local Links, Alston No appointment is necessary, and all constituents are welcome. More information can be found at www.rorystewart.co.uk/surgeriesFor more information please call 01768 484 114.
Rory Stewart MP has met again with the family of a Wigton man currently imprisoned in India. John Armstrong, a former Paratrooper, was one of six British men – known as the ‘Chennai 6’ – arrested in 2013 on board an anti-piracy ship and convicted of illegally possessing firearms in Indian waters. Since then, Rory has been […]
Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart paid a visit to Wigton Youth Station recently to meet some of the young people and staff, and to have a tour of the facilities the centre provides for young people aged between 11 and 18. During the visit, Rory participated in a lively question-and-answer session with some of young people […]
Rory Stewart MP led twenty members of his forestry and woodlands think-tank on a tour of the northernmost part of his constituency – around Kershope Forest and the parish of Bewcastle – on a mobile visit designed to assess the potential of woodland and forestry to regenerate rural development in north-east Cumbria. The tour took […]
As part of a major consultation process, Rory Stewart MP was given a preview of English Heritage’s £1.3 million visitor centre redevelopment project at its Birdoswald site on Hadrian’s Wall this week. In a visit led by English Heritage’s Head of Projects and Performance (North) Simon Bean, Area Manager Lynn Rylance, and Site Manager Vic Cunningham, […]
Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart, visited staff at Wigton’s Inglewood Care Home last week to congratulate them on a recent inspection in which they were rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CQC inspectors spoke to residents and relatives who told them staff were ’exceptionally kind and caring’ and Inspectors described Inglewood […]