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MP’s Fight for English Language Schools

A cross-Party group of MPs today led a delegation to the Home Office to meet the Immigration Minister, Damian Green MP 

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Conor backs local pubs

Conor Burns MP with Mick Callaghan, owner of the Pig & Whistle Pub on Queens Road.

Conor Burns MP, Member of Parliament for Bournem...

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Education Select Committee

This week saw the Education Select Committee in the news, as it turned its attention to the Building Schools for the Future programme, and the Governments’ decision to bring the programme to a halt, and instead focus on making sure that funding gets to the pupi...

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Upper, Central and Lower Gardens awarded Green Flag Status

The Green Flag Awards are highly regarded within the sector, and have proved an effective way of raising and maintaining the standards of parks and gardens across the country.

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Conor greets the Duke of Gloucester as he arrives at The Rifles Freedom Ceremony
The Rifles Freedom Ceremony
Conor Burns MP with a cross-party delegation of MPs following a meeting with Immigration Minister, Damian Green MP at the Home Office to discuss English Language Schools.
English Language Schools
Conor Burns MP with Mick Callaghan, owner of the Pig & Whistle Pub on Queens Road.
Conor backs local pubs
Conor Burns MP with Bournemouth West resident Joe Prior on the Terrace of the House of Commons. Joe stopped by for a visit on his way to Buckingham Palace where he had been invited, in recognition of his immense amount of charity work, to attend a Garden
Conor welcomes local charity hero Joe Prior to the Commons
Michael Gove MP and Conor Burns MP chatting to staff and pupils at St Michael’s School
Michael Gove visit
Conor Burns at the Thanksgiving Mass, marking Bournemouth’s Bicentenary at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bournemouth on 11th June 2010
Bournemouth’s Bicentenary
Conor being sworn in as the new MP for Bournemouth West
Swearing in
Conor Burns is interviewed at the count
First interview as new MP
Conor Burns delivers his acceptance speech having just been declared Bournemouth West\'s new Member of Parliament
The Count
Conor Burns and Ann Widdecombe chatting to a local resident in Winton
Ann Widdecombe in Winton
Conor and former Conservative Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith meeting local people in Westbourne
Iain Duncan Smith in Westbourne
Conor being interviewed for the BBC’s Newsnight programme
Newsnight
Conor and former Secretary of State for Employment, Tom King, visiting a local language school
Tom King joins Conor on campaign trail
Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, visited Dorset this week to back Conor Burns campaign to be the next local Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West. William and Conor are pictured above following a walkabout meeting people at a local supermarke
William Hague joins the campaign trail with Conor Burns
Conor with other candidates for both Bournemouth West and Bounemouth East at a hustings meeting for the Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation this week
Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation Hustings
Conor with former Bournemouth West MP, The Rt Hon Lord Eden
Lord Eden
Conor Burns with Lady Thatcher
Lady Thatcher
Conor with Jasminn, Bournemouth\'s newly elected Member of the Youth Parliament at Bournemouth Town Hall.
Youth Parliament
Cllr Andrew Morgan, Cllr Lynda Price, Cllr Stephen Chappell and Conor Burns inspect the planning notice for the controversial planning application on Talbot Heath
Save Talbot Heath
Cllr Karen Rampton, Cllr Guy Montrose, Conor Burns and Cllr Andrew Morgan discussing the controversial planning application on Talbot Heath
Save Talbot Heath
Conor placing a charity bet in aid of the Bournemouth branch of HomeStart
Charity bet for HomeStart
Conor with local volunteers in Kinson, after delivering a crime survey to local homes
Crime Survey
Conor Burns with Bournemouth East MP, Tobias Ellwood, and local accountant Peter Schofield at AFC Bournemouth for the match against Notts County.
AFC Bournemouth
Dorset Chief Constable, Martin Baker, shows Conor Burns one of the new interactive facilities at the StreetWise centre to help teach children about keeping safe from crime and accidents.
StreetWise
Conor Burns collecting for the 2009 Poppy Appeal in Bournemouth
Poppy Appeal 2009
Conor Burns collecting for the 2009 Poppy Appeal in Bournemouth
Poppy Appeal 2009
Conor with StreetWise Manager, Alison Shelton, on a tour of the Street Wise Centre
StreetWise
Conor Burns discussing local anti-social behaviour issues with Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling MP in Poole
Chris Grayling MP visit
Conor discussing the rain tax with Scouts in Manchester during the Conservative Party Conference
Scouts against the Rain Tax
Conor Burns discussing education and schooling issues with the General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Christine Blower at the Conservative Party Conference
National Union of Teachers
Conor Burns taking the RNID telephone hearing test at the Conservative Party Conference.
RNID Hearing Tests
Conor talks to Bournemouth Grammar students Lewis Morris and Matthew Merritt
Bournemouth Grammar
Conor Burns meeting with Poole MP Robert Syms and Julie Girling, Bournemouth and Poole’s new Conservative MEP for the South Western Region.
Julie Girling MEP & Robert Syms MP
Conor discussing local fire and rescue issues with Dorset Chief Fire Officer Darran Gunter
Dorset Fire & Rescue
Conor Burns at the inaugural Westbourne Summer Garden Party with local resident Jon Andrew and Karen Hay from Westbourne’s The Natural Larder deli.
Westbourne Summer Garden Party
Conor Burns discussing local policing with Dorset Police Chief Constable Martin Baker.
Conor meets Chief Constable
Conor Burns being shown around the building site for Bournemouth Airport’s new departures terminal.
Bournemouth Airport
Conor Burns and Talbot and Branksome Woods Councillors Andrew Morgan and Lynda Price talking to local residents and police about anti-social behaviour problems in Grafton Close.
Anti-social behaviour on Grafton Close
Conor Burns joins thousands to enjoy the Bournemouth Air Show 2009 from the beach
Air Show 2009
Conor Burns discussing issues facing local traders with Alan Hayden, a local artist selling his paintings on Pine Walk, Lower Pleasure Gardens in Bournemouth
Pine Walk Artists
Conor Burns reading the notices outside the site for the new library in Kinson
New Library for Kinson
Conor Burns and Tobias Ellwood MP in Old Jerusalem during a recent visit exploring dialogue in the Middle East.
Old Jerusalem
Conor Burns talking to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank near Ramallah.
Palestinian refugees
Conor Burns helping the Bournemouth University Conservative Future group at their Freshers Fayre.
Bournemouth University Freshers Fayre
Conor Burns talking to volunteers at the Hengistbury Head Outdoor Education & Field Studies Centre.
Hengistbury Head sailing
Conor Burns discussing coastal errosion with Councillors Richard Powell and John Beesley.
Coastal errosion
Conor Burns reading through local survey responses. Conor personally reads and responds to every survey returned by local residents.
Understanding local concerns
Conor Burns visiting and meeting staff at the North Bournemouth Children\'s Centre centre.
North Bournemouth Children's Centre
Conor Burns supporting local traders in Westbourne
Supporting local traders
Conor Burns visiting St Michael\'s Primary School.
St Michael's Primary School
Conor Burns with neighbouring MP, Robert Syms, being briefed on issues on Branksome East Ward, which is going to be part of the Bournemouth West constituency from the next General Election.
Robert Syms MP
Conor Burns conducting a walkabout in Westbourne with local Councillors Richard Powell and John Beesley.
Westbourne walkabout
Conor Burns with Nigel Hedges, the Chairman of the Bournemouth Chamber of Commerce at his engraving shop, Bourne Engraving.
Chamber of Commerce
Conor Burns campaigning for lower petrol prices to be passed on in Autumn 2008.
Petrol Prices
Conor Burns discussing issues affecting local hoteliers at a Bournemouth hotel.
Supporting local hoteliers
Conor Burns working on local campaigns with campaign staff in his constituncy office.
Working hard for you
Conor Burns celebrating St George\'s Day with Lord Tebbit
Celebrating St George's Day
Conor Burns listening to the concerns of a Bournemouth resident during one of his regular survey sessions.
Listening to local people
Conor Burns with local protestors and neighbouring MPs, campaigning against over-development
Protest against over-development
Conor Burns and Tobias Ellwood MP at Downing Street, presenting a petion against over-development
Petition against over-development
Conor Burns addressing a public meeting at St Mark\'s Church Hall, Talbot Village in October 2008
Talbot Village Public Meeting
Conor Burns with Bournemouth East MP, Tobias Ellwood, collecting for the Royal British Legion\'s Poppy Appeal in Bournemouth Town Centre
Bournemouth Poppy Appeal
Conor Burns with the Leader of the Conservative Party, The Rt Hon David Cameron MP
David Cameron