Cllr Kevin Foster

Cllr Kevin Foster, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Coventry South, has called for an immediate General Election following increasing divisions within the Labour Party resulting in today's (6th January 2010) dramatic developments. Former Cabinet Ministers Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt have called for a secret ballot of Labour MPs on the future of Gordon Brown's leadership. Yet Kevin believes there is only one secret ballot that should be held on the future of Gordon Brown and it should involve all of Coventry's voters, not just the two Labour MPs who live in the City.....

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Cllr Gary Ridley, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Coventry North West, and Cllr Kevin Foster, Deputy Leader of Coventry City Council, have today slammed the reckless and ill informed remarks from a leading Labour Councillor that have caused unnecessary concern about the future of one of Coventry City Centre's key regeneration schemes.In a press release issued to the media, the Labour member incorrectly claimed that an investor had pulled out of the prestigious Belgrade Plaza Development as part of a childish political attack on the City Council. This bizarre attempt at point scoring was done without any consultation with either the scheme's developer or the Council to ensure the claims being made were correct. The developer concerned has responded that they are "mystified" by the claims being made and said that other investors may be put off from coming to Coventry by this type of behaviour.....

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Darren Jones, who was until very recently the President of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, has today thrown his support behind the Conservative campaign for the next General Election. Darren, who is well known throughout the local business community, today joined Cllr Kevin Foster, Cllr Gary Ridley & Cllr Hazel Noonan, on the Council House steps to both pledge his support for their Parliamentary campaigns and to state that only this team can be trusted to do the business for our city in the next Parliament. As President of the Chamber he was required to be politically neutral, however his time in that job has convinced him that it is time for change. Darren's remarks also follow the news that Ric Richards, former Chair of the Coventry Branch of the Federation of Small Business, will stand for the Conservative Party in next year's local elections.....

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Coventry’s Conservative team have slammed Gordon Brown’s address to the Labour Party conference as lacking in detail and contributing to the massive debt that Labour are building up. The Country's national debt went up by a staggering £21m during Gordon Brown's speech alone as national debt now increases by £6000 per second. In the speech the Prime Minister pledged to himself to a raft of spending commitments without justifying how he was going to pay for them.....

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Cllr Kevin Foster, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Coventry South, has today (24th September 2009) reacted to the news that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be closing a plant in the midlands and making other changes to cut costs. Kevin was contacted earlier today by the company as it revealed long-term plans to merge the Castle Bromwich and Solihull plants in the middle of the next decade whilst also committing that there will be no short-term job losses as a result of this. The company has also announced that it believes the future of its VMC (Wood Veneer) Plant at Browns Lane in Coventry lies outside the JLR Group. In addition JLR is consulting staff on plans to close its final salary pension scheme to new members. ....

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Cllr Kevin Foster, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Coventry South, has today welcomed the unanimous decision by the City Council's Planning Committee to grant permission for the Howitzer Club to be converted into a new Church and community facility. Kevin attended today's (20th August 2009) meeting to show his support for the project. The plan by the Redeemed Christian Church of God will see the old Howitzer Club in Albert Street, Hillfields converted into not just a place of worship, but also a facility for the whole community. The plans include a crèche for low income families, youth club and a faith clinic to provide counselling on issues like debt or unemployment.....

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David Cameron and Ken Clarke have welcomed Sir James Dyson's "Ingenious Britain" report.

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Liam Fox calls for Gordon Brown to be recalled to clarify his evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry.

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Shapps says that Gordon Brown’s tax inspectors hiking up business rates for local pubs across country

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David Cameron pledges to give more power, discretion and autonomy to local councils.

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New analysis reveals that the number of state secondary schools has fallen by 10 per cent under Labour.

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