Andrew Johnson selected as our Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Sunday, 13 August, 2023 We are pleased to announce that we have selected Andrew Johnson as our new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate. Andrew was voted in by members of the Association at a meeting at Whitehaven Civic Hall today (Sunday), and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and skill to the role. Andrew was born in the West Cumberland Hospital and was brought up in Distington, where he attended Distington... Articles
Cumberland Council candidates announced 5th March 2022 We are proud to announce out candidates who will contest the historic first Cumberland Council elections in May. We have selected 12 candidates with a wealth of... Articles
Apprentices take on Workington MP's environmental challenge 28th July 2021 A group of engineering apprentices have been using their newly acquired skills for the good of the local community. Apprentices at Gen2, Cumbria’s leading... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP helps tackle scourge of Himalayan Balsam 21st July 2021 Mark Jenkinson MP met with Raegan Blacker from Workington Nature Partnership, and Kevin Kerrigan, Programme Director for Workington for Allerdale Borough... Local News
Workington MP meets with leaders of Workington-based learning centre 13th March 2021 Mark Jenkinson Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency has met with the leaders of a Workington-based learning centre. Helping Hands on James... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP welcomes annoucement of £23 million boost for Workington through the Towns Deal Fund 3rd March 2021 Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed a £23 million cash boost for Workington. The successful application through the Towns Deal Fund has been announced in today’s... Local News
WORKINGTON TOWN DEAL SECURED! 3rd March 2021 In the runup to my election on 12th December 2019, I campaigned on a number of things I called 'My Plan'. In the early hours of the 13th December 2019, that... Local News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News