Thank you from Chris Last month, outgoing leader Chris Whitwood announced his intention to step down after leading the party through the 2019 local, EU and general elections. Prior to becoming leader, Chris had served for two years as Deputy Leader, including six months as acting leader, and had been […]
Dear Yorkshire Party Members I am honoured to become party leader. I look forward to carrying on the hard work of fighting for proper devolution for Yorkshire and the benefits it will bring. I want Yorkshire to become an example of prosperity, equality and success to which other regions aspire. […]
At the close of the scheduled nomination period at midnight on Sunday 24th May 2020, the successfully nominated candidates for the position of party Leader are confirmed as follows: 1. Dr Bob Buxton Due to only one candidate being nominated, the 2020 Yorkshire Party Leadership Election is uncontested. Therefore in […]
The West Yorkshire Devolution deal signifies a substantial change in how Westminster views Yorkshire and the North of England as a whole. The deal stands as testimony to the work of the Yorkshire Party, and all the organisations that have flown the Yorkshire devolution flag—proving our campaigns, elections and presence […]
Schools have provided lots of work for pupils during lockdown but actual teaching provision varies, with many thousands of students being disadvantaged by a total lack of online teaching. Since March, I have taught my entire normal timetable to post 16 engineering apprentices via Microsoft Teams. My children, however, have […]
Preamble: The COVID-19 situation is a tragedy that has struck at the very heart of our society. The deadly nature of the virus has snatched the lives of our loved ones, stripping them away from their families and placing many more into a critical condition both health-wise and financially. Yet, […]
Due to the rise in UK cases of coronavirus, we have reluctantly taken the decision to cancel the Yorkshire Party Spring Conference that was due to take place on Saturday 21st March 2020. This was not an easy decision to make as an enormous amount of work has been put into organising the […]
As the leader of the Yorkshire Party Group I have been consulted at all stages on the various committees where it has been deemed appropriate and the group have participated as best able under current conditions. Some decisions have been left as a not urgent and with others Cllr Mark […]
A North Yorkshire County Council inquiry, launched in 2018, has concluded that introducing a blanket 20 mph speed limit across all settlements in the county would be “unrealistic” in terms of cost and enforcement. The summary of the report states that: “It is unrealistic for there to be a blanket […]
The 4 councillors at Selby District Council in the Yorkshire Party are starting to have a positive effect on the lives of peple in the district. The controlling group have been too heavily focused on growth and providing opportunities for business on the basis of this providing jobs for people. […]
Join us in Doncaster for our 2020 Spring Conference. The Spring Conference will be held at the Earl of Doncaster, Bennetthorpe, Doncaster, DN2 6AD. More more information, and to book tickets, click HERE Download the Agenda.
The Yorkshire Party have unveiled plans for unprecedented investment in public and green transport. The party has pledged to fully fund Northern Powerhouse Rail, spending £39 billion to build a new railway line linking Hull, York, Leeds, Bradford and Sheffield with Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester. Chris Whitwood, leader […]
The Yorkshire Party has unveiled its final candidate list for the 2019 General Election, with the party standing 28 candidates across Yorkshire. This marks significant growth for the party, with 14 Yorkshire Party candidates contesting the 2015 General Election and 21 fighting the 2017 contest. This year the Yorkshire Party […]
The Yorkshire Party has announced its policy response to the floods that have devastated communities across the North of England and is calling upon the government to take action. The party, which will be fielding a record number of candidates in Yorkshire in the upcoming general election, criticised the Government's failure […]
The Yorkshire Party has launched its general manifesto - titled Yorkshire Deserves Better - with a series of policy pledges on issues of Environment, Housing, Transport and Education. This comes soon after the Yorkshire Party became the only non-Parliamentary Party in the UK to beat ChangeUK in May’s EU elections, […]
The Yorkshire Party has today (Wednesday 6 November) announced four further general election candidates - taking the overall number now adopted to 22, beating the party’s previous best of 21 in the 2017 General Election. This comes soon after the Yorkshire Party became the only non-Parliamentary Party in the UK […]
The Yorkshire Party has announced its key pledges on transport and the environment ahead of the General Election on December 12th. The party, which achieved over 50000 votes in the European Elections and came ahead of Change UK in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency, will be fielding a […]
The Yorkshire Party has announced its first batch of candidates to fight the 2019 General Election. The party, which was the sixth most voted for party in England in the 2017 General Election and outpolled Change UK in Yorkshire in this year's European Elections, will be fielding candidates across the […]