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Damien Moore MP sanctioned by Russian Government

Damien Moore MP has been sanctioned by the Russian Government, in addition to 265 of his serving Parliamentary colleagues. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made clear in its statement that these

28th April 2022

Damien Moore MP nominates local Southport health heroes for NHS Awards celebration

Local MP Damien Moore has nominated two Southport teams and one individual for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards 2022. Mr. Moore nominated Fiona Taylor for the Lifetime Achievement Award, the medicines management

14th April 2022

Damien Moore: We stand with Ukraine

Damien Moore has asked Sefton Council for the flag of Ukraine to be flown at Southport Town Hall following yesterday’s invasion by Russian forces. A statement from Damien Moore said: “[Yesterday], like

25th February 2022

Covid Booster Sites at truck stops and service stations vital to keeping the country moving, warns Southport MP

In response to a worrying trend in the latest ONS statistic over the uptake of Covid booster jabs by those in the transport sector, Damien Moore MP has written to the Secretaries

7th January 2022

Southport MP welcomes shelving of cycle lane expansion plans

Southport MP Damien Moore has welcomed the announcement from Sefton Council that their controversial cycle lane plans have been put on hold. The Council made the announcement on 5 January, following over

6th January 2022

KGV Sixth Form College in Southport praised in Parliament for outstanding A-Level results

King George V Sixth Form College in Southport has been praised in Parliament as “a model of how things can evolve in the education sector”. Students at the College, based on Scarisbrick

10th December 2021

Damien Moore: Downing Street Christmas party allegations must be ‘thoroughly investigated’

Southport MP Damien Moore says allegations that Christmas parties were held in Downing Street last year must be investigated. Stories first appearing in The Mirror suggested that a Christmas party was held

9th December 2021

Daily Telegraph poll predicts Damien Moore will lose Southport seat at next election

A political poll commissioned by Daily Telegraph has predicted that Damien Moore will lose his seat at the next general election. Find Out Now and Electoral Calculus asked the voting intentions of

7th December 2021

Damien Moore MP votes against social care cap amendment

Damien Moore MP, the Member of Parliament for Southport, has for only the second time since his election in 2017 voted against the Government. Last night, Mr. Moore voted against the introduction

25th November 2021

Damien Moore votes in favour of temporary halt to pension triple lock

Damien Moore has voted in favour of a temporary scrap to the pension triple lock. The triple lock guarantees that the state pension will grown annually in line with whatever is largest

17th November 2021

Southport falls silent for Armistice Day

Southport fell silent today as the town marked 103 years since the guns of World War One stopped. Thousands of shoppers, store owners and businesses paused for two minutes today across the

11th November 2021

Southport Conservatives tell Sefton Council: “You have no support for cycle lane plans”

On Tuesday evening, Sefton Council’s Overview & Scruitiny Committee met to consider the results of the cycle lane consultation, which was published earlier this month. The consultation results showed overwhelming opposition from

10th November 2021

Damien Moore votes to pause suspension of MP accused of lobbying rule breaches

Southport MP Damien Moore has voted with Conservatives colleagues to delay and reassess a 30-day suspension handed to Owen Paterson, the MP for North Shropshire, who was found to have misused his

3rd November 2021

Southport MP defends voting down sewage protection amendment

Southport MP Damien Moore has defended his vote against an amendment to the Environment Bill that would have placed legal duties on the companies to reduce sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers

27th October 2021

Scrooge-like Tory cut to hit poorest families as Xmas approaches

The latest and possibly most socially divisive Universal Credit (UC) cut, is now threatening to plunge an immense number of families into various forms of poverty. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed his

14th October 2021

Damien Moore MP thanks National Lottery Players for helping to support local communities

Damien Moore MP, the Member of Parliament for Southport, is thanking National Lottery players in the town for their role in raising much-needed funding for local charities and community groups. The thank

7th October 2021

Southport Conservatives dispute Council’s town centre cyclist figures

Conservative councillors from Southport have rubbished claims from Sefton Council that “hundreds of thousands of cycle journeys have been made on the town centre cycle scheme.” Sefton Council made the claim yesterday

1st October 2021

Council confirms Pontins used to temporarily accomodate homeless residents

Pontins in Ainsdale is being used to temporarily accommodate homeless residents in Sefton. Sefton Council has clarified it used Britannia properties “in Southport and Ainsdale”, along with other hotel chains, to provide

23rd August 2021

Southport 24 Hour A&E unit marked for closure

Liberal Democrats respond to MP’s apology demand

[Editor: Southport Liberal Democrats, via John Pugh, were invited to respond to a letter received yesterday from Damien Moore MP. To ensure a fair right of reply, ‘Save Ormskirk and Southport Hospitals’

20th August 2021

Hospital campaign organiser responds to MP’s apology demand

[Editor: Michele Martin of SOSH was invited to respond to a letter received yesterday from Damien Moore MP. To ensure a fair right of reply, Southport Liberal Democrats and Southport Labour were

20th August 2021

Damien Moore calls for public apology from hospital campaign group

[Editor: The following opinion piece was submitted by Damien Moore. To ensure a fair right of reply, Southport Labour, Southport Liberal Democrats and the Save Ormskirk & Southport Hospitals group were each

19th August 2021

‘Hospital not closing’ says MP as spat grows over healthcare campaign

Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust’s departing CEO Trish Armstrong-Child has confirmed in a letter to MP Damien Moore that “there are no proposals or plans which would see Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals

18th August 2021

Damien Moore advice surgery today at The Atkinson

Southport MP Damien Moore will be holding his next Advice Surgery on Friday 30 July 2021. Southport residents can drop-in to Room 1 at The Atkinson between 11:00 and 14:00 on Friday

29th July 2021

Damien Moore MP calls for Southport residents to celebrate British Heart Foundation’s 60th birthday

Damien Moore MP is urging Southport residents to support the British Heart Foundation (BHF) on the charity’s 60th birthday year. Since launching on 28th July 1961, the BHF has funded ground-breaking discoveries,

28th July 2021

Southport Lib Dems deny co-operation with Conservatives on Sefton cycle lanes after Rees-Mogg claims

The Southport Liberal Democrat Group has denied an implication from Jacob Rees-Mogg that they are co-operating with Damien Moore in opposition to the Council’s cycle lane proposals. Southport Conservatives have strongly opposed

23rd July 2021

Commons leader uses “racist term” and attacks Council in response to Southport MP question

Damien Moore has claimed that residents of Sefton feel “under attack from the vindictive policies of Labour-controlled Sefton Council” for trying to “impose a cycle network”. In response Jacob Rees-Mogg replied: “I

22nd July 2021

Councillors vote to oppose political boundary changes

Sefton’s councillors have voted to oppose changes plans that would see Ainsdale removed from the Southport political constituency. A motion filed by Labour councillor Greg Myers moves “that Sefton Council rejects in

16th July 2021

Southport MP defends vote for foreign aid cut

Damien Moore has defended joining with the Conservative party in voting to cut the UK’s foreign aid spending. MPs voted yesterday to reduce the UK’s foreign aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5%

14th July 2021

Damien Moore in scathing criticism of Pontins as part of Ainsdale consultation

Southport MP Damien Moore says Sefton Council has failed to address “the elephant in the room” after it launched a consultation over the future of Ainsdale-on-Sea. The local authority has set out

7th July 2021

Morrisons serves afternoon tea for local NHS heroes

Ambulance and hospital staff enjoyed an afternoon tea yesterday in honour of the NHS’ 73rd birthday following a donation from Morrisons. The afternoon tea was presented on behalf of Morrisons by Southport

6th July 2021