[This is broadly what I said at the count in High Wycombe on 8 May: I did not have a script and a recording was not taken.] It is a privilege and joy to be re-elected to represent Wycombe in Parliament. I am grateful to the electors of Wycombe for sending me back. It is humbling to see the ballot papers laid out at the end of the count. Not just because I see now how many people have placed their trust […]
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Via Share the Facts, what the next Conservative Government will do: Over the past five years we have put our country back on the right track. And we have a clear plan for the next five years that will build a brighter, more secure future for families across Britain. Let’s not put all of this at risk with Ed Miliband, propped up by the SNP. The Prime Minister has set out his plan for the first 100 days of a Conservative […]
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Via Share the Facts, Getting Britain back to work: Creating jobs is at the heart of our plan, and the plan is working – with employment now at an all-time high. Over 1,000 jobs have been created every day since 2010 – and there are now 2 million more people in work. Every new job means someone taking home a pay packet and able to provide for their families. That’s why it’s so important that we stick with the plan that’s working, and build […]
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Via Share the Facts: Our action plan and the hard work of the Police means that crime is down by more than a quarter – the lowest level on record. The Guardian reports, Crime rate in England and Wales falls 7% to lowest level since 1981.
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Via Share the Facts: Labour left Britain with a record peacetime deficit, and a note that read: “there is no money”. But since 2010 we’ve been working through a plan to get Britain back to living within its means. And that plan is working – with the deficit now reduced by a half as a share of our economy – and we’ll clear it in the next Parliament. In stark contrast, the Institute for Fiscal Studies – Britain’s most respected […]
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Via Share the Facts, David Cameron explains that all our dreams hinge on a strong economy, that we cannot give a Labour a second chance with the security and stability of people’s lives and that Labour hurt the many in the crisis, not the few: David Cameron: “We’re the only people that can stop Ed Miliband and the SNP wrecking our economy and taking us back to square one”. Please vote Conservative on May 7.
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The Conservative Party is working hard to expose the chaos that will ensue if Labour are put in power by the SNP: In particular: 1) Income tax cut for 30m people. 2) The deficit cleared. 3) Two million more jobs. 4) A home of your own. 5) The State Pension increased. This is what a Conservative Government will do, but Ed Miliband – propped up by the SNP – would put it all at risk. For the Telegraph, Philip Johnston […]
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This election is about the type of country we want to be. We can keep going forward with the Conservatives, and build a country where those who work hard and do the right thing can enjoy a good life. Or we can go back to square one with Labour, who would put our economy and our future at risk with their plans for more borrowing, more debt and more taxes. The Conservative Manifesto is now available here (PDF). David Cameron […]
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Via Share the Facts: Experts like the Head of the IMF and the German Finance Minister are clear: our plan is working and securing a brighter future. We can’t risk it with Ed Miliband and the SNP.
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Via Share the Facts, David Cameron explains our plans to take the family home out of Inheritance Tax: And also via Share the Facts, the detail: Many families who have worked hard, saved and put money into their home are caught by Inheritance Tax – a tax that should only be paid by the rich. It should not be paid by people who want to pass on the family home to their children. So we are announcing that the next Conservative government […]
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Steve Baker is MP for Wycombe.
Steve was first elected in 2010. He was previously an RAF engineer officer then a consulting software engineer. Find out more...
Steve holds regular surgeries in High Wycombe. If you would like an appointment, please call 01494 448408.
