Supporting our rural communities and campaigning against reckless overexpansion

Ben Everitt MP and Cllr Chris Wardle fought against Labour's plans for MK East

I campaigned hard against the Labour-Lib Dem Council's plans for the MK East expansion and will continue to support our rural communities against their latest reckless over-expansion plans of 63,000 extra homes for Milton Keynes and the rural areas.

These plans include the potential for a 'new settlement' near Haversham, Castlethorpe and Hanslope of up to new 12,000 houses. That would completely concrete over our beautiful villages and countryside.

Housing must always be appropriate, affordable, sustainable and proportionate.

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Ben Everitt MP Discusses GP Surgery And Number 41 During Meetings In Olney

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, discussed GP surgeries and the number 41 bus during meetings in Olney on Thursday morning (10th November). Ben was given a tour of Cobbs Garden Surgery in Olney to discuss the issues they were facing and the importance of a new facility to help them cont

Ben Everitt MP Shows Support For British Food and Farming In Milton Keynes

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, has shown support for British food and farming today on Back British Farming Day, recognising the vital role farmers in Milton Keynes play in feeding the nation. The National Farmers Union (NFU) provided the emblem of the day, a British wool and wheatshe

Ben Everitt MP Backs Campaign To Increase England's Hedgerow Network

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, has backed a campaign by countryside charity CPRE to increase the country's hedgerow network by 40% by 2050. The local MP is one of 82 'Hedgerow Heroes' in Parliament and has a background in farming after previously working on a farm so has a keen intere

Ben Everitt MP Encourages Milton Keynes Nominations For The 'Rural Oscars'

The annual Countryside Alliance Awards are now open to public nomination, and Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, is urging the local community to get nominating. The Countryside Alliance Awards, nicknamed the ‘Rural Oscars’, were borne of a need to support and promote rural communities.