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RORY CELEBRATES NEW APPLEBY GALLERY

Rory visited the Castle Fine Art Gallery and Shop to hear an update on its operations and tour its new exhibition – and indeed to commission a drawing of his mother’s house. The Castle Fine Art Gallery opened in August with the aim of selecting and showcasing regional artists through monthly exhibitions. Though Rory was unable […]

WATCH RORY TALK BREXIT

Rory appeared on BBC News this evening to discuss Brexit, the Prime Minister’s Deal and the chances of getting it through Parliament. Watch it here: He also appeared on ‘Westminster Hour’, which you can watch here: He also appeared on LBC with Tom Swarbrick: And BBC World News:

RORY SUPPORTS LOCAL VILLAGE PROJECT

Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and the Border, gave a passionate talk on the ‘Middleland’ to a full house at Watermillock Village Hall, in support of the fundraising efforts to secure the building’s future. Watermillock Village Hall was built in 1926 and has been run by dedicated volunteers ever since. The Hall, which is made […]

RORY SUPPORTS LOCAL SPORTS CLUB

Rory has met with representatives from the Pitch Replacement Group for Kirkby Stephen Community Sports Association to discuss the site’s condition and their plans for its improvement. The pitch, which is over 22 years old, and ten years past its life expectancy, has deteriorated to such a state that it will soon be unfit for use. The facility is […]

MY DAY SHADOWING A PRISON OFFICER

On Wednesday 7 November, I had the privilege of spending a day at HMP Wormwood Scrubs shadowing a prison officer. It was an invaluable experience — and a unique opportunity to understand the logistics, reality and detail of how a prison is run. I was able to follow the full morning routine shadowing an individual officer — to see […]

RORY SPEAKS ON ROAD SAFETY AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Rory spoke in a Westminster Hall today on ‘Road Safety and the Legal Framework’. Watch it here: I will do, Mr Betts; it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is also a pleasure to take part in the debate. It is extraordinary; some of our most active and fittest colleagues are […]

RORY TOURS STAINMORE COMMUNITY PROJECT

Rory visited the Stainmore Railway Company at Kirkby Stephen East to hear an update on their work and to meet their volunteers. The Stainmore Railway Company came into being in 1997, following the purchase of the Kirkby Stephen East station site by Stainmore Properties Ltd. in order to build and develop a Heritage Centre and […]

WATCH RORY DISCUSS THE BREXIT DEAL

Rory appeared on BBC World News today to discuss the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal. You can watch it here: He also spoke on Sky News, alongside David Lammy and Pat McFadden: To BBC Look North: On the Victoria Derbyshire Show: On Newsnight: On BBC World News: On Political Thinking with Nick Robinson: On BBC Five Live […]