A CANDIDATE with experience in agriculture and construction is to stand in the St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter district, having become ‘frustrated’ at how Jersey is being governed. David Benn, who is standing for the Jersey Liberal Conservatives, followed a career in agriculture, eventually owning his own farm in St John, before joining […]
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New political parties not dead just yet, say founders
THE leaders of Jersey’s three fledgling political parties have vowed that their organisations have a future – despite disastrous performances in last week’s elections. Following a catalogue of defeats at the polls, which left Jersey Alliance, the Progress Party and the Jersey Liberal Conservatives with a combined total of just four Members in the new […]
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Candidates line up to become Chief Minister
THE race for Chief Minister could be hotly contested – with three candidates already confirming their intention to stand and at least two others considering their position. Jersey Liberal Conservatives leader Sir Philip Bailhache, Senator Kristina Moore and Reform Jersey’s Sam Mézec have all said they intend to compete for the top job in Jersey […]
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Election shockwaves as Islanders call for change
SENATOR John Le Fondré today became the first Chief Minister to lose his seat in the States following a dramatic election night which saw voters deliver a damning verdict on the past four years of government. The veteran politician was among a series of Jersey Alliance candidates who failed to secure a seat as the […]
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Scrutiny chair faces no confidence motion from members of his own panel
A SCRUTINY chair is facing a vote of no confidence after allegedly stating he was unwilling to work with two other panel members and refusing to resign from his position. Deputy Philip Bailhache, a member of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel, has brought the no-confidence motion against chair Deputy Geoff Southern after losing […]
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The race for Chief Minister: Full list of the politicians backing Mézec and Moore
DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]
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Jersey's ministers suffer ‘a full-blown massive nose-bleed’ in crucial health-service debate
STATES Members delivered what the Chief Minister described as ‘a full-blown massive nose-bleed’ when they voted to stop the government ‘raiding’ a fund set up to help Islanders with the cost of visiting their GP. During the second day of the debate into the 2023-26 Government Plan, the Assembly voted convincingly to support a Scrutiny […]
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Ex-Deputy seeks return to States as member of Jersey Liberal Conservatives
A FORMER Deputy has confirmed that she wants to return to the States Assembly as a member of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives. Angela Jeune, who represented St Brelade from 2008 to 2011, will stand as a JLC candidate for Deputy in St Helier South when the Island goes to the polls on 22 June. Mrs […]
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Deputy Bailhache: JLC aims to field larger number of candidates in 2026
THE Jersey Liberal Conservatives have vowed to continue, despite a largely disappointing general election. JLC leader Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache said members had met to discuss the lessons learnt from last month’s election results and agreed the party should not fold. And he added they now aimed to field a greater number of candidates in […]
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The anger is still there, but I am able to channel it in a different way now
IT seems slightly odd, counter-intuitive, that Cheyenne O’Connor would say that she wouldn’t change anything about her life. This is a woman who was sexually abused by her grandfather as a young girl, his crimes covered up by her father. A person, now aged 32, who was sent to prison when, as a 16-year-old, her […]
