754 more households in Esher and Walton claim Universal Credit since the general election - Cllr John Cope calls for Labour to change direction Wednesday, 20 August, 2025 When Labour came to power, inflation was falling, employment was high, and growth was increasing. This inheritance has been squandered with our Liberal Democrat MP proving unable to do anything about it. Since entering office, Labour’s attacks (especially the rise in Employer National Insurance) on business has seen the tax burden reach record levels and strangling new regulations brought in... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
John visits Walton Charity's new premises in Walton, The Bridge 14th December 2023 Thank you to Chief Executive, Rob Mills, and the team at Walton Charity for showing John around their new premises in Walton, The Bridge. The Bridge opened in... Local News
£330,000 Safer Streets Funding for Walton 6th November 2023 Walton Town Centre and St John’s Estate in Walton are set to receive £330,000 from this Conservative Government’s Safer Streets funding – a grant for projects... Local News
John supports calls to improve animal welfare further 4th November 2023 Improving animal welfare is something John passionately believes in. It was great to meet the legendary Sir Ranulph Fiennes recently to discuss the Conservative... Local News
John welcomes £300 cost of living payment for 6,900 people in Esher and Walton 31st October 2023 Between 31 Oct ‘23 and 19 Nov ‘23, 6,900 households across the Esher and Walton constituency will have receive another £300 cost of living payment from the... Local News
John campaigns to get Fieldcommon the community hall it was promised 30th October 2023 Thanks to everyone who has completed the Ansell Hall survey (online version below) that was delivered to everyone over the weekend. I want to make sure... Local News
John joins Claygate Youth and Community Hub as they open their new games room in memory of Teddy Read 20th October 2023 Last weekend, John Cope joined Claygate Youth and Community Hub for their first ever Hub Fest where they opened their new games room in honour of Teddy Read... Local News
John attends Green Elmbridge talk about ‘Take the Jump’ challenge 11th October 2023 Thank you to Diana Thornton, co-founder of Oxshott Net Zero, for hosting an interesting discussion with Green Elmbridge about ‘Take the Jump’ challenge at... Local News
Education Secretary meets John to discuss apprenticeships and our plan to improve local schools 5th October 2023 Thank you to Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, for coming to our area to see the progress being made and discussing with John Cope our plan to improve local... Local News
John meets Walton Casuals to back their transformation into a sports college 28th September 2023 John Cope met with Walton Casuals Football College and backs their transformation into a sports college. John said Great to meet Ray Hole and the team at Walton... Local News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
