Rory, in his capacity as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, answered Foreign and Commonwealth Questions on 11 July 2017. Topics included the situation in Zimbabwe and the UN Budget. Watch it here:
The United Kingdom has never been so well-educated. The number of people going to university in Britain has exploded from three per cent in the 1950s to almost fifty per cent today. Our citizens have never been so well-informed about our politicians and their policies. And lobby groups have never been so relentlessly practical – […]
Rory Stewart MP has called the UNESCO World Heritage designation for the Lake District a “triumph for Cumbria”. Rory – an early supporter of the campaign when Minister for National parks paid tribute to the wide Cumbrian support for the campaign from all parties and none. “We owe huge thanks to many hundreds of people […]
Rory spoke on his thoughts about his new role as Minister for Africa. Watch it here:
Rory was sworn in as a member of the 2017 Parliament today.
Dear Sir, I would like, through your pages, to thank everyone who voted for me in the general election. It is a great honour to be returned as your Member of Parliament, in the most beautiful and special constituency in England. I would like also to thank all of my campaign team and helpers in Penrith […]
Rory Stewart recently held an informal meeting with Director of Eden Arts – Adrian Lochhead and Eden District Council Leader – Kevin Beaty, to discuss ‘Cumbria Route 66’ – an exciting Eden Art’s project that aims to increase tourism to sites of cultural significance along the A66. Cumbria Route 66 is an identity for mid-Cumbria […]
Article first published in The Times by David Aaronovitch on 3 May 2017. The playwright looks like a junior minister and the junior minister looks like a playwright. In 2003 the junior minister-looking one was on the Great Demonstration Against the War. A few weeks later the playwright-looking one was governing a province in southern Iraq. […]
Rory Stewart MP has nominated Penrith firm, Atkinson Building Contractors as his Responsible Business Champion for 2017, praising the company’s community values and its sustainable vision for the future. Each year MPs are invited by the All Party Parliamentary Corporate Responsibility Group (APCRG) to identify an outstanding local business which, because of its positive impact […]
Please note that Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and The Border will be holding a drop-in surgery at the George Hotel in Penrith on Friday 28th April from 5:30pm-7:00pm. 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.