YHCF members are invited to the launch of CF Young Professionals at BPP Law School, Leeds on Friday 15th July 7pm.
Guests of Honour include Robert Goodwill MP, Stuart Andrew MP, Simon Reevell MP and Andrew Jones MP. This will be a great opportunity to network with a number of Yorkshire MPs as well as regional lawyers and businessmen as well as meeting with fellow YHCF members.
If you would like to attend please email graduates@yorkshireconservatives.org.uk.
At a meeting of the Regional Executive held at Leeds City Civic Hall on Thursday 17th June Yorkshire CF Regional Team endorsed Simon Cavalier-Jones’ campaign to become the next National CF Chairman. The executive would now like to use this opportunity to explain the reasons behind our decision and how we came to back Simon in the way that we did.
Simon decided to come to Yorkshire to speak to our members very early on in the election campaign because he realises how important Yorkshire CF is as one of the leading and most successful regions. He gave a rousing and passionate speech to the members about why he wants to run for the chairmanship and what he hopes to achieve. This was then followed by a detailed question and answer session during which the executive members quizzed Simon further. There was a great deal of enthusiastic support and there were many excellent questions ranging from CF reforms, to what CF should focus on in the future.
A vote of the regional executive, which included all the area and several branch chairmen in attendance, was taken to ratify the endorsement, which returned a vote of 9 in favour, 2 abstentions, and 0 against. We came to this decision because we felt that Simon understands the problems CF faces in the North, and that he will fight hard for Yorkshire CF member’s interests.
The delayed General Election has taken place in Thirsk & Malton with Anne McIntosh winning the seat for the Conservatives.
Anne took the constituency with a majority of over 11,000 following the count in Malton.
Thank you for the efforts of everyone who helped during the campaign.
Across Yorkshire and the Humber, there have been key gains.
Congratulations to our new MPs – Andrew Percy, Craig Whittaker, Martin Vickers, Jason McCartney, Simon Reevell, Alec Shelbrooke, Andrew Jones, Kris Hopkins, Stuart Andrew, Nigel Adams and Julian Sturdy.
Yorkshire & Humber Gains
Yorkshire & Humber Holds
David Cameron came to Leeds to launch the Conservatives’ general election campaign in Yorkshire yesterday at the Leeds City Museum. As you can see from the picture above, there was a diverse and representative cross-section of Yorkshire folk at the event (including yours truly, on the right!).
Baroness Warsi, introducing David Cameron to the platform, said the crowd reflected the new, modern, compassionate Conservative party in a diverse and multicultural Britain. Mr Cameron later pointed out that under his leadership, minority candidates were not only being fielded in inner-city constituencies, but all across the country – including many safe, rural seats. He also praised Baroness Warsi for being the first Muslim woman in British history to sit in on a cabinet or shadow cabinet bench.
It really was great to see such wide amalgam of male, female, young, old, white, black, Asian, Muslim, Christian, and non-religious Conservatives all pulling together in one (far too small) room for the same ultimate goal with the same set of values. Let nobody say the modern Conservative party is not representative.
The major themes of Cameron’s speech – which was delivered without notes – were Labour’s incompetence with the economy, their planned tax on jobs and ‘the great ignored’.
On the latter, Cameron was dead on the ball with the core message of compassionate Conservatism. He said he wanted to speak up for all those Britons – whether they be black, white, Asian, male, female, straight, gay, Christian or Muslim – who have been ignored by the boot of Labour’s top-down, big-state machine. Families who obey the law, pay their taxes and work hard ought to be listened to, he said, and government should follow them.
In closing, Cameron quoted a grassroots Conservative poster based on Labour’s spectacular shot in the foot, telling supporters: “fire up the Quattro, it’s time for change!”
Date: Saturday 27th February – Sunday 28th February 2010
Details: http://www.conservatives.com/conference/
Members of Yorkshire CF will be attending the Spring Forum. You can contact RC, Philip Smith for more information.
The Conservative Party in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East have held their annual Reception at Party Conference in Manchester. A large group of members from Conservative Future Yorkshire attended the event.
Shadow Foreign Secretary and Richmond MP William Hague and Party Chairman Eric Pickles joined hundreds of people from across the region at the event at the Midland Hotel.
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague MP met with young professionals from across Yorkshire and the Humber at an event at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
They were invited to try and encourage more involvement from young people in the Conservative Party’s campaigns and activities across the region.
