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The event marks the 250th anniversary of William Wilberforce leaving Pocklington to travel to Cambridge and change the world.

Pocklington event to celebrate major William Wilberforce landmark
Pocklington School and Pocklington Church Friends will come together on Friday, November 20 to mark William Wilberforce’s formative years in Pocklington with a ...

Sir David Davis MP

MP’s website hit with 142 million requests ‘traceable to China’

Sir Olly Robbins

Olly Robbins: The mandarin sacked over Mandelson vetting scandal

Helios Solar Farm: Campaigners’ sadness after Government gives go-ahead for huge solar farm

Tory MP backs fundraiser for legal challenge of Helios Solar Farm

Lord (Peter) Mandelson, seen with President Trump n the White House, has lost his job as UK ambassador to the US

'Problematic' if Mandelson scandal overshadows Trump state visit

Businessman Stanley Kalms of Dixons Retail, UK, 26th March 1966. (Photo by J. R. Watkins/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The retail entrepreneur who helped change the face of shopping

The purpose-built hospital, which opened in 1988, has a brain injury rehabilitation unit, an urgent treatment centre and several wards, including surgery.

Protest over plans to close theatres and wards at Goole Hospital

Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

MP to lead palliative care commission after assisted dying vote

Kim Leadbeater joins supporters in Parliament Square in London after hearing the result of the vote for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

MPs warn they could withdraw support from assisted dying bill

Alan Menzies is the chief executive of the council.

Why the proposed new paper mill is a win-win for East Yorkshire - YP Letters

A warning message on the NHS app displayed on a phone following widespread IT outages. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Why does the NHS keep falling victim to computer glitches? - David Behrens

The Garden Mills Refurbishment Project will transform a derelict building into a state-of-the-art STEM training and education facility

Yorkshire-based G&H Group appointed on £5.8m Bradford College refurb project

The sign of the Humber View Hotel, in Ferriby High Road, North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Humber View Hotel: MP David Davis welcomes end of contract

Tory infighting broke out after the former minister Sir Simon Clarke called for Rishi Sunak to step down ahead of the general election. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

MP should look in the mirror to see why the Tories are facing ‘annihilation’

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under pressure from Tory MPs to go further ahead of the King's Speech, as Mr Sunak faced calls to embrace proposals from the right-wing of the party. Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Tory infighting breaks out after former minister calls on Sunak to step down

From left to Right- MS3 CEO Guy Miller, Connexin CEO Furqan Alamgir, Hull East Labour MP Karl Turner, Hull North Labour MP Diana Johnson and Haltemprice and Howden Conservative MP David Davis at a meeting to discuss the roll out of broadband infrastructure

People feel 'swept aside' by broadband pole issue, says MP

Paula Vennells, pictured in 2012, has opted to hand back her CBE. Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Paula Vennells' CBE puts whole Honours system in spotlight: Jayne Dowle

Yorkshire MP Sir David Davis was among those calling for a substantial response to make things right for convicted Post Office staff.

Government set for tough response on Horizon scandal following ITV drama

BBC photo of Conservative MP David Davis on the Andrew Marr show. He told the Commons: “When is the Government going to review IR35 and, ideally, abolish it?” (Photo by PA and Jeff Overs/BBC)

Why David Davis is right to call for an immediate review of IR35: Greg Wright

Claire Holmes, the Tory candidate for the Selby by-election

Tory candidate for Selby accused of 'hypocrisy' over housebuilding comments

A picture taken on December 9, 2020 shows a Union Jack and European flags fluttering outside the Berlaymont building, the European commission headquarters. PIC: FRANCOIS WALSCHAERTS/AFP via Getty Images

Brexit will do very little to support people on low incomes - YP Letters
From: Pauline Allon, Ilkley.
The Yorkshire Post Letters

A voter placing a ballot paper in a ballot box

Young being deliberately cut out of local elections: Yorkshire Post Letters

Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on 4th May

David Davis calls for delay to photo ID for voting in local elections

Poet, playwright and author Lemn Sissay will be appearing at Leeds Lit Fest this year. Picture: Paul Crowther

Leeds Lit Fest returns to the city for its fifth year

The Lawns, Cottingham

University rules out sale of former student halls to house asylum seekers

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis

Yorkshire MP says new law is needed to send migrants back to ‘safe countries’

Councillor and MP react to hotel asylum seeker plans in East Yorkshire

Councillor and MP react to hotel asylum seeker plans in East Yorkshire

A TUI aircraft at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. PIC: James Hardisty.

Regional airlines essential if DSA is to prosper - David Davis & Nick Fletcher

A book of condolence is open and members of the public are invited to write a message in tribute to The Queen.

Queen Elizabeth brought the country together - The Yorkshire Post says

Haltemprice and Howden MP David Davis

Yorkshire MP raises free speech concerns over anti-monarchy protester arrests

Liz Truss looks set to become the next Prime Minister. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

New PM must put the public first as energy crisis hits - The Yorkshire Post says

Penny Mordaunt has been criticised by supporters of her leadership rivals.

Penny Mordaunt victim of 'black ops' in Tory leadership race, claims David Davis
Yorkshire MP David Davis has criticised the “black ops” being targeted at Penny Mordaunt as she continues to gain momentum in the Tory leadership race.
Chris Burn

Rishi Sunak speaking at the launch of his campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London.

Conservative candidates racing to get backers on board

David Davis has called for the Universal Credit uplift to be restored.

Restore £20 Universal Credit uplift to help with cost-of-living, Tory MP urges

Thwaite Hall in Cottingham

Arrival of asylum seekers to Yorkshire centre put on hold at the last minute

Driving Licence. Credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire.

Like passports, our driving licences are less valuable post-Brexit - YP Letters

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson have both been fined for breaching lockdown restrictions.

Tories must not allow Johnson to brush fine shame under the carpet - The YP says

David Davis pictured outside Parliament in February 2022

David Davis warns UK to be ready for Russia to retaliate against sanctions

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

How are we going to heal the human scars of lockdown? – David Behrens

Several Yorkshire MPs claimed four-figure sums for first class train travel, it has been revealed

Yorkshire MPs claim over £25,000 for first-class train travel in 12 months

Boris Johnson is facing growing criticism from his own MPs.

What Yorkshire MPs are - and aren't - saying about the future of Boris Johnson

File photo dated 17/09/21 of (back, left to right) Martin Reynolds, the Prime Minister's principal private secretary, and Dan Rosenfield, the Prime Minister's chief of staff, and (front, left to right) Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Four of Boris Johnson's closest aides quit amid Savile controversy and partygate

MP David Davis gestures to an aide as he leaves the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London this week

David Davis signals he could submit letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson

Yorkshire MP David Davis raised concerns about issues in his constituency

Organised criminals taking advantage of Environment Agency weaknesses, MPs warn

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament.

As Sue Gray report emerges, key 'partygate' tests for Tory MPs - Tom Richmond

Was Theresa May a better prime minister than Boris Johnson?

Theresa May was better leader than Boris Johnson – Yorkshire Post Letters

David Davis is calling for Boris Johnson to announce a u-turn on April's National Insurance rise. Picture: PA/Gareth Fuller.

Tories' discontent mounts over National Insurance plan - The Yorkshire Post says

David Davis is calling for Boris Johnson to announce a u-turn on April's National Insurance rise.

Northern support for Tories will 'evaporate' with NI tax rise, warns David Davis

Andrew Neil is working on a new Channel 4 documentary about Boris Johnson's Partygate crisis.

Andrew Neil to front Channel 4 documentary on Boris Johnson's Partygate crisis

David Davis and Boris Johnson pictured in 2016 (PA)

Pressure heaped on Boris Johnson by Yorkshire MP as party-gate crisis continues

David Davis, pictured in the House of Commons in 2021

David Davis calls on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign

Former postmasters outside the Court of Appeal as part of their ongoing fight for justice over an accounting scandal now regarded as one of Britain's worst ever miscarriages of justice.

Innocent postmasters deserve better than this – Tom Richmond

The party's over...Boris Johnson appears to have lost the confidence of the Tory party two years after his election win.

Why the party’s over for Boris Johnson – Tom Richmond

Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares his keynote speech in his hotel room in Manchester before addressing the Conservative Party Conference on Wednesday (PA)

Boris Johnson promises to tackle problems no government has 'guts' to take on

Nadine Dorries is the new Culture Secretary

Nadine Dorries promotion 'shows you don't have to be boring to succeed'

David Davis MP was the 118th Parliamentarian to sign a letter which warns the Prime Minister and Chancellor that thousands of people are facing bankruptcy due to a controversial tax policy.

Prime Minister must change course over 'cruel' loan charge, says action group

FORMER Brexit secretary David Davis has become the 118th Parliamentarian to sign a letter which warns the Prime Minister and Chancellor that thousands of people are facing bankruptcy due to a controversial tax policy.

Davis becomes latest Parliamentarian to warn of 'devastating' loan charge impact

Foreign Secratary Dominic Raab (centre) arrives at the Foreign Office in Westminster, London, as he faces mounting pressure to resign after it emerged a phone call requested by his officials to help interpreters flee Afghanistan was not made. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Dominic Raab being made 'scapegoat' for Afghanistan crisis, suggests David Davis

Transwaste is seeking planning permission to operate the waste transfer station at Melton waste park 24-hours-a-day

Villagers protest over plans for 24-hour working at Melton waste facility

Haltemprice and Howden MP David Davis is one of 30 Tory MPs preparing to rebel next week in a bid to force Boris Johnson to reverse his widely-criticised cuts to foreign aid. Pic: PA

Yorkshire MP David Davis says Boris Johnson must keep promises on foreign aid

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