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9 May 2008 : News Release

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Dunne backs pub campaign

Philip Dunne MP visited The Sun Inn pub and Corvedale Brewery last week to support a campaign launched by the Society of Independent Brewers Association to promote British Pubs. | more

6 May 2008 : News Release

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Join Philip's Panel

MPs should listen to their electorate, I have said so since I was elected. Now the Prime Minister claims to have got this message. I believe it is important for individuals to get involved in order to influence political decisions. | more

5 May 2008 : News Release

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Tipping point for Tories and Labour

Last week's local elections mark a sea-change in perceptions of the two main political parties. | more

2 May 2008 : News Release

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MP Backs Shropshire Walk in the Park for Diabetes

Philip Dunne is supporting local Craven Arms support group which is organising a sponsored Walk in the Park in aid of Diabetes UK. | more

1 May 2008 : News Release

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Dunne visits Auschwitz with Bridgnorth students

Philip Dunne joined two students from Bridgnorth Endowed School for a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland this week. | more

30 April 2008 : News Release

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Public meetings on Post Office closures

Local residents have been encouraged today to attend a public meeting next week to discuss local post office closures in the Bridgnorth area. | more

29 April 2008 : News Release

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Lydbury North to fight Post Office closure

Some 40 local residents attended a public meeting in Lydbury North village hall last week, joined by MP Philip Dunne with local councillors Nigel Hartin, Jackie Williams and Georgie Ellis. | more

28 April 2008 : News Release

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MP opens new electronic scoreboard at Ludlow Cricket Club

Local MP Philip Dunne was on hand to switch on a new electronic scoreboard at Ludlow Cricket Club this last weekend. | more

26 April 2008 : News Release

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Second LibDem councillor joins Conservatives in Ludlow constituency

Shropshire Conservatives today welcomed former LibDem councillor Peter Martin into the Conservative Group at Shropshire County Council. | more

22 April 2008 : News Release

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The budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Philip Dunne MP, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, who is also Vice Chair of the cross-party London 2012 group of MPs, comments on the report published today into monitoring the cost of the London 2012 Games. | more

22 April 2008 : News Release

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Treasury Committee announces new inquiry: Budget measures and low-income households

Philip Dunne comments on today's announcement that the Treasury Select Committee will undertake an enquiry into identifying losers from the abolition of the 10p starting rate of income tax. | more

15 April 2008 : News Release

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MP chairs flood meeting at Worthen

Philip Dunne called a meeting of residents and local agencies last Friday to discuss the problems of flooding of Worthen Brook which has left local residents stranded. | more

10 April 2008 : News Release

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Conservatives gain LibDem councillor in Ludlow constituency

Shropshire Conservatives welcomed former LibDem councillor David Gibbon into the Conservative Group at Shirehall in Shrewsbury today. | more

9 April 2008 : News Release

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MP to chair public meetings over Post Office Closures

Ludlow MP Philip Dunne today released details of public meetings in areas where post office closures are planned on Friday 9th May. | more

4 April 2008 : News Release

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Dunne launches post office campaign in South Shropshire and Bridgnorth

Philip Dunne MP today stepped up his campaigning efforts to save post offices across South Shropshire and Bridgnorth districts. | more

3 April 2008 : News Release

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Dunne: Real cost of living soars across Ludlow constituency

Philip Dunne this week warned that the cost of living in the Ludlow constituency is rising faster than many families' incomes, and criticised the Government's measure of 'inflation'. | more

1 April 2008 : News Release

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Post Office closures body blow to local communities

Philip Dunne comments on today's disclosure by Post Office Ltd that the brunt of the Government's plans to close post offices in Shropshire will fall on rural communities in the Ludlow constituency. | more

31 March 2008 : News Release

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Government cuts Warm Front grant

Last week the government's Fuel Poverty Advisory Group said the government "seems to have given up on its legally binding target of reducing fuel poverty." | more

31 March 2008 : News Release

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Ludlow tax office faces axe

Philip Dunne commented today on a consultation exercise announced recently by HM Revenue and Customs, which threatens to close Ludlow's Tax Office. | more

26 March 2008 : News Release

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Philip Dunne appointed Deputy Chairman of International Office

Philip Dunne has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party's International Office. | more

21 March 2008 : News Release

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Prostate cancer death figures

Philip Dunne comments on the release of figures showing the lottery exists across the country for survival rates from prostate cancer. | more

14 March 2008 : News Release

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Bad news Budget: £110 extra in taxes on families across Shropshire

Philip Dunne gives his analysis of Government's tax and spending plans | more

14 March 2008 : News Release

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Dunne welcomes cycling season during British Tourism Week

Local MP Philip Dunne visited the Bicycle Hub in Jackfield in the Ironbridge National Heritage site last week to highlight British Tourism Week. | more

14 March 2008 : News Release

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Dunne celebrates reopening of Severn Valley Railway in British Tourism Week

Local MP Philip Dunne visited Highley Station to see for himself the restoration of the track following last summer's floods. | more

13 March 2008 : News Release

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Dunne comments on Budget

Member of the Treasury Select Committee, Philip Dunne, comments on Wednesday's budget. | more

12 March 2008 : News Release

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Philip Dunne urges local primary schools to enter national technology competition

The 2008 'Make IT Happen' technology competition for primary school students is launched today by the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee and e-skills UK, in partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology. | more

11 March 2008 : News Release

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Dunne calls on Government to Get Smart

Local MP backs campaign for a Government mandate for the roll-out of smart meters. | more

10 March 2008 : News Release

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Philip Dunne supports No Smoking Day in Ludlow

No Smoking Day (12 March) is encouraging smokers in Ludlow to take The Great No Smoking Day Challenge and kick the habit. | more

7 March 2008 : News Release

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Action needed to reduce re-offending and cut crime

New proposals on prison reform to restore confidence and drive down re-offending | more

6 March 2008 : News Release

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Dunne: MPs voted against their manifestos to avoid a national referendum on EU Treaty

Philip Dunne comments after Wednesday night's votes by MPs against their manifesto commitments to hold a referendum on the EU Constitution, which has been repackaged into the Lisbon Treaty. | more

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