Owen Paterson to defy Cameron on gay marriage vote
Environment Minister and North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson today pledged to continue his opposition against plans to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Poll: Should gay marriage be legalised?
As the coalition's controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue, we ask if you think same-sex marriage should be legalised.
Euro vote call by Shropshire MPs
Tory MPs in Shropshire today piled pressure on David Cameron over the UK’s future in Europe – as a Shropshire Star poll revealed 72 per cent of people think Britain should quit the EU.
Poll: Should the UK leave the European Union?
As David Cameron insists that he welcomes the renewed focus on European policy following former chancellor Lord Lawson's public call for the UK to quit the EU, we want to know what you think.
Poll: Should top council staff be able to earn more than the Prime Minister?
With more than 2,500 town hall staff being paid over £100,000 last year and some more than David Cameron's annual salary of £142,000, we ask if it is right for top council staff to earn more than the Prime Minister.
Letter: The public wants out of the EU
Well, it looks like the circus has come to town. The fact that David Cameron and his upper-crust cronies have labelled Ukip candidates ‘clowns and fruitcakes’ has come back to haunt them in a big big way.
Shropshire MP warns David Cameron that shake-up will hit local press
A Shropshire MP has urged the Prime Minister to make an exception for the local press when the Government introduces its planned Royal Charter for press regulation.
Bedroom levy: Is it the new poll tax?
I’m not sure I’d fancy trying to live on £53-a-week, and I doubt if Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith would either writes Nigel Hastilow.
Star comment: More stress for fed-up taxpayers
People are already feeling pretty disgruntled about the latest benefits shake-up, particularly where the Government’s so-called ‘bedroom tax’ is concerned.
Star comment: David Cameron’s big political gamble over 'bedroom tax'
The Government has been on a rocky political road for some months now, but few of its initiatives have sparked such public anger as the so-called ‘bedroom tax’, which officially came into being this morning.
He says, she says - On health and safety, and turning 30
Dan Wainwright likes to live dangerously, while Liz Joyce wonders if 30 is the beginning or the end
Shrewsbury bishop in attack on gay marriage
The Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury is using his Easter address to again criticise the legalisation of gay marriage.