Richard Fuller MP

Opinion: You don’t have to politicise everything

You can tell an election is coming up because it seems everyone else is to blame for the problems in Bedford Borough and the fight for political point scoring has reached record levels. With...

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...

Bedford Independent joins the fight against “unfair” estate management fees

The Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire, Richard Fuller, has met with the housing minister to speak up for the thousands of people across Bedfordshire...

Residents still in limbo as MP calls out high salaries on the East West Rail ‘gravy train’

An MP in Bedfordshire has called on his former department to impose "better financial discipline" on the East West Rail Company after it wa. revealed over 25 employees are...

Richard Fuller MP returns to backbenches after three months in Treasury role

North East Bedfordshire MP, Richard Fuller, has resigned from his Treasury position, just over three months since he began the job. The Conservative MP was Economic Secretary to...

Business case boost for East West Rail but homeowners remain in limbo

While blue chip businesses including KPMG, Silverstone and Colworth Park, have given their backing to the government's East West Rail project, local homeowners are still...

NE Bedfordshire MP faces backlash following ‘plodder’ comments in radio interview

The MP for NE Bedfordshire has faced a backlash following comments he made in a radio interview on LBC yesterday afternoon (Friday). Richard Fuller MP, a treasury minister...

Silence from Nadine Dorries MP as Truss elected Tory leader

Mid Bedfordshire Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has stayed silent following Liz Truss' election as the leader of the Conservative Party and the UK's Prime Minister. 82% of eligible voters...

Letters: East West Rail is a failure of tiers of Government as well as anyone else

This is a failure of tiers of Government as well as anyone else. On the one hand, English Regional Transport Association (ERTA) takes a view the Northern Route E between Bedford-Tempsford...

East West Rail has “hit the buffers” says local MP

The £5bn East West Rail project was “a fantastic concept”, but has hit the buffers, according to North East Bedfordshire MP Richard Fuller. He opposes the development now, saying to Biggleswade...

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