Rory Stewart MP on Friday presented a cheque for £750 to the 2nd Penrith Scouts Group on Folly Lane in Penrith, on a glorious Spring evening that saw around thirty Beavers, Cubs and Scouts gather in the sunshine to toast marshmallows, meet Rory, and chat about the important work the local scouting group does. Group […]
Rory Stewart MP – with the help of Jacqui Taylor of Eden Mencap, Sarah Arragon of Arragon’s Cycle Centre in Penrith, and members of the local Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) – has embarked upon a challenge to make employers in Penrith and The Border more inclusive, encouraging them to sign up to the Disability […]
Rory Stewart MP on Friday visited William Howard School in Brampton, to take part in a debate on the Human Rights Act hosted by the school’s Amnesty International group, and chaired by student Rufus Hodge. Rory – a former fellow of the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University – led the debate, […]
RORY STEWART MP – FORTHCOMING DROP-IN SURGERIES Please note that Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and The Border, and local councillors will be holding drop-in surgeries: Friday 7th April, 12.15 – 13.15, Community Centre, Longtown Friday 7th April, 14.00 – 15.00, Howard Arms Hotel, Brampton No appointment is necessary, and all constituents are welcome. […]
Article first published in The Herald on 1 April 2017. About every three weeks, I seem to be perched on the edge of a desk – sometimes a comically small desk – talking politics in a classroom. Some Cumbrian schools have only twelve students, some have one and a half thousand. But the conversations are […]
Rory answered International Development Questions in the House of Commons on 29 March 2017. Watch it here:
Rory Stewart MP welcomed Steve and Jennie Allison, of Low Howgill Butchers & Deli, at the House of Lords where they attended the 2016 Countryside Alliance Awards. Low Howgill Butchers, of Appleby-in-Westmorland, fought of stiff competition to be chosen as the winner in the North of England region, narrowly missing out on the national prize. […]
Following a recent meeting with representatives of Penrith’s primary schools and the Cumbrian representative of the National Association of Head Teachers, Graham Frost, Rory Stewart has taken their concerns with a group of other Cumbria MPs to parliament, meeting this week with the Schools Minister Nick Gibb to discuss Cumbria’s unique needs. In conversation with the […]
Rory appeared on Vintage Books’ podcast to discuss Scottish independence, nationalism and identity. He was joined by fellow authors Annalena McAfee and Denise Mina. Listen below:
Rory Stewart MP – a long-time supporter of Eden FM and of community radio stations – has visited Eden’s own Penrith-based community radio Eden FM at its new premises at Mostyn Hall, and was interviewed as part of the afternoon Drivetime show by UCC student and radio presenter Emily Quinn, where he answered topical questions […]