Tackling rising unemployment in the Stafford area is a top priority for me.

The European election results for Stafford Borough (which covers most of Stafford and Stone constituencies) were:

Conservatives 14,057 34%
UKIP 8,546 21%

All four Labour-held seats in Stafford were won by the Conservatives in the elections on June 4th. Every county councillor in Stafford constituency is now a Conservative.

Staffordshire is now run by the Conservatives for the first time since 1981.

The final result is

Conservatives 49 seats 43% of vote
Labour 3 seats 18%

After attending the launch of the website and handbook of the Staffordshire Rural Support Network, Jeremy spoke of his admiration for the work which the group does in the county.

Andrew Mitchell MP, Shadow International Development Secretary, visited Stafford at the end of March to see how the town is weathering the recession.

In a submission to the public consultation on the Local Development Framework, Jeremy has raised several points which he believes need serious consideration.

This week Jeremy, together with Malcolm Harbour MEP, visited Mec Com, one of Britain's largest manufacturers of specialist electromechanical and electronic components.

Jeremy Lefroy is urging the Secretary of State to reconsider the plans to scrap 230 acute beds in the new University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

Jeremy has joined the Patients Association, Cure the NHS and Bill Cash MP in the Sunday Telegraph’s call for an independent public enquiry into the failings in Staffordshire and the way hospitals ar