Michael Gove MP

Monthly column: Conservatives have dangerously neglected our public services

The impact of 13 long years of austerity has been highlighted in the past few weeks by the RAAC crisis – schools, hospitals, and other public buildings at risk of collapse. The infrastructure of this country...

Conservative candidate gives views on opponent’s Greenpeace past

Mid Bedfordshire voters will make up their own minds on the Labour candidate’s Greenpeace past, the Conservative candidate has said. On August 7, The Sun’s website carried the headline...

“Huge risk” if Local Plan 2040 is paused, says mayor

Pausing the Local Plan 2040’s progress at the moment would be a “huge risk” to Bedford borough residents, the mayor has said after seeking legal advice. During his campaign, mayor Tom Wootton...

Council gives unanimous backing to unfair estate management fees campaign

Bedford Borough councillors have voted unanimously in support of a motion calling on the government to give local authorities powers to support residents in taking...

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