The national and regional media are helping to raise the Yorkshire Party’s profile, focusing interest on us after our vigorous and successful local elections campaign. Leader Chris Whitwood is in the middle of a hectic spell of radio and TV interviews as the Party wages another campaign to woo voters […]
By Wayne Chadburn, Yorkshire Party member Almost three years ago the UK held a referendum on its membership of the European Union. By 52% to 48% the UK voted to leave the EU. At that point our country split and all of a sudden instead of politics and society being […]
Reports that the Government is ready to break the impasse on Yorkshire devolution have been dismissed by the Yorkshire Party. Yorkshire Post journalist Rob Parsons reported that Communities Secretary James Brokenshire agreed to progress the previously-deadlocked deal in the Sheffield City Region. The Government was reported as saying that the […]
The Yorkshire Party’s four new councillors on Selby Council are already making an impact in their district. Councillor Mike Jordan said: “We are getting stuck into jobs from the off.” Fellow councillor Dave Brook at Sherburn-in-Elmet has started a poll on his Facebook page seeking views of residents on local […]
Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood has called on Yorkshire men and women to start healing the divide caused by Brexit. In a major statement at the start of the European election campaign, Chris says the focus should be on the big issues that unite local people not the one that […]
Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood, says the Party is ready to contest the European Elections on May 23. The Prime Minister’s de facto deputy, David Liddington admitted that the Conservative Government had failed in its attempts to negotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union before it became necessary for the […]
Thanking voters for their support in the local elections, Leader Chris Whitwood said the Party would hope for their continued backing if the European poll went ahead at the end of the month. “The London-based parties have failed. Whether it is Labour or Conservative, everyone in Yorkshire knows that, when […]
Where the Yorkshire Party stands on Brexit By Arnie Craven, Party Chairman Arnie Craven: let’s work together for Yorkshire Picture: Robbie MacDonald Brexit seems like a never ending process, doesn’t it? Whether you are a remainer or a leaver, I doubt many of you would’ve expected that, three years […]
The Yorkshire Party has proved it’s a real force in local politics by snatching four seats on Selby Council. Our success was topped by experienced local councillor Mike Jordan and running mate Paul Welburn in Camblesforth and Carlton, Mike’s daughter Ellie won in Byram and Brotherton, and Dave Brook was […]