THE portacabin at Titan Works in Hogg Lane, Grays was only used as a “storage facility and mailing address” and not as a campaign HQ by Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle Price in the 2010 General Election and she was also not aware that the ICG location had any facility as a lorry park.
The MP’s comments came after a three day public inquiry into an enforcement notice in respect of ICG’s premises in Oliver Road, West Thurrock as well as a request by under-fire councillor Joy Redsell for an inquiry into her own actions, both in respect of the lorry park and her meeting with a property developer.
Many had believed that the portacabin was the HQ because Ms Doyle Price’s election leaflets stated
at the bottom: “Promoted by Anne Barrow on behalf of Jackie Doyle Price, both of Titan Works, Hogg Lane, Grays, Essex.”
However, the Thurrock MP has explained to YT what the arrangements were.
Jackie explained. “In early 2009, Thurrock Conservatives were given notice by St Cleres golf club. SBET Conservatives took an office at 4, The Broadway Pitsea. This was considered too far for use by Thurrock Conservatives who wanted something more local.
“As the Conservative Club had made alternative use of the office that Thurrock Conservatives had previously occupied, ICG allowed the association use of a Portakabin on the Hogg Lane site.
“For my part, I used this as a mailing address and storage facility only, for the simple reason that with no ability to host a phoneline or internet access, it could not be used as any kind of office. My campaign was run from 4 The Broadway, Pitsea.”
The core of her campaign team, Anne Barrow, Charlie Key and Eddie Hardiman are all, apparently, no longer active in the Conservative Party but the former deputy mayor, Eddie Hardiman was campaign manager and explained what the portacabin was used for.
He said: “We had a reisograph (printing machine) that went from our former HQ at St Clere’s golf club to my house in Stanford-le-Hope and then to Titan Works in Hogg Lane.
“Jackie only visited the Hogg Lane site a couple of times and I could see that she wasn’t impressed. There were no telephone lines, no internet connection. Even the mobile dongle broke off! So we just stored stuff there.
“Eventually we went over to the South Basildon and East Thurrock (SBET) base in Pitsea.”
YT interviewed the then prospective candidate SBET candidate (and now MP) Stephen Metcalfe during the campaign. We put it to Mr Hardiman that during our visit, the office was a blur of activity and had a plethora of campaign paraphenalia but none seemed to relate to the Doyle-Price campaign.
He said: “No. None of the material was kept there as we didn’t want to conflict with the Metcalfe campaign.”
As for the question of the portakabin being in the same location as an unauthorised lorry park, Ms Doyle Price confirmed that she was not aware of any lorry park at the premises.
A photographer went to the Hogg Lane site on Friday and snapped 27 lorries parked at the site.
Im sure Jackie Doyle Price’s detailed election expenses wil reflect which building was declared as Jacki Doyle-Price’s campaign HQ. Perhaps she would like to publish those receipts to show exactly which building she was operating from. If the building in Hogg Lane was a mere storage facility then this will surely be reflected in the election expenses won’t they Jackie?
Dave when a mp makes a statement we should all know it’s the truth.(ha ha) But in the seedy world of Thurrock politics when the likes of the elected rabble who have over the course of the last year have made a complete mockery of us all. What was the point of wasting thousands of pounds on a report that was then swept under the carpet and no one was subsequently persued for the reported wrong doings with planning applications. So who is exactly pulling the strings behind the scenes.
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DOYLE-PRICE, Jackie (Thurrock)
4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Lord Harris of Peckham
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: cash donation of £2,274.20
Donor status: individual
(Registered 2 June 2010)
Name of donor: Carlton Club
Address of donor: 69 St James Street, London SW1 1PJ.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company
(Registered 2 June 2010)
Name of donor: Industrial Chemicals Ltd
Address of donor: Titan Works, Hogg Lane, Grays, Essex RM17 5DU.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: use of a Portakabin to value of £2,000 per annum.
Donor status: company
(Registered 2 June 2010)
11. Miscellaneous
Unremunerated parliamentary adviser to Port of Tilbury Police.
I was a member of the campaign team, and remember Jackie being in the office often and as for low key people, I also rember Iain Duncun-Smith having lunch with Jackie and Stephen in the cafe by the shop. There were numerous other figure such as a number of Lords and Ladies helping Jackie and I even remember the Cameron Direct being organised from the pitsea office – it dosen’t semm you were very involved in the general election toherwise you would know all this
Why doesn’t somebody clear the position up about the MP JDP where her electoral campaign was run from just ask Steven Metcalfe I am sure he wouldn’t perjure himself in this scandal ?
What somebody panicking over comments by Nigels Darling
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of non-domestic rates that is uncollected in the latest period for which figures are available; what estimate he has made of the total monetary value of outstanding non-domestic rates; and if he will make a statement
Here is a something a little closer and more relevant to your constituents. Try ringing the Valuation Office in Chelmsford for their statement about the non-domestic rates of your donor Industrial Chemicals Limited. Think the answer is they are under investigation and maybe when this has been verified- you would care to make a statement?
Mike if you are going to take Nigel Darlings comment off! Please get rid of the preposterous statement by L off Mike as it was quite obvious someone felt uncomfortable Or did you get a phone call and was ask to remove this blog?
I now think Nigel’s Darlings comments were too close to home for a number of people. Why have they been REMOVED????????????????
Everything I said is factually correct – although the context has been lost as the thread I was responding to no longer exists.
Well what have the Tory group been up to now. MP Jackie Doyle price involved?. In my opinion I can’t accept as true that, Ms Doyle Price confirmed that she was not aware of any lorry park at the premises. When it’s been in the press for over a year the relationship with certain Tories and this company!!!Are your press office asleep please don’t offend the people who voted for you Miss Price Surly MP Metcalfe can assist with this true or not true about this office
I think we need a public enquiry because where does it start and where will it end i think we won’t be told the whole truth so public enquiry Thurrock Council. Cllr Kent and Anderson where are you both and your press office where is Thurrocks comments because it’s about not paying rates councilors having meeting it’s so embarrassing to think a borough of this size can’t
even keep its house in order. It’s a indignity to the residents
If you have an office somewhere else, why did she not put it on her Register of Members’ Interests
I think Jackie is being economical with the truth here. I am sure she would have been fully briefed by her advisers before and during the election campaign exactly what the relationship was with ICG Chemicals, a company that had donated to the local Conservative Association, the issues with the illegal lorry park in West Thurrock, as this would have come up as an issue on the doorstep, and the plans for the Titan Works in the LDF plan. Or did she not research any of the issues and future plans for the borough?
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Strange that an empty portocabin used for storage is curently declared in the register of members interests for September 2010 if she isn’t using the site anymore as she has moved to offices on an industrial estate in Orsett?
Who was the political press adviser for the conservative’s party during 2008-2010?
If anyone knows blog it on this site
Then we can ask their views on the whole circumstances surrounding this topic
I’m not a 100 percent but I’m sure it was Ed Woods
Jackie Doyle price after nearly a year you have just stuck your head up out of the sand I make Dave Peterson right on every comment .You must have known what was happening and Steven Metcalf. However failed to step in because of the donations from this company you didn’t want to rock the boat. Don’t worry about the pollution? Noise pollution, 49 accidents and it has been verified coat deaths are linked to high emission asthma lung diseases caused by all the HGVs passing through London road and other residential area. I would never vote for your Party again and I plead to every parent money seems to speak more than our children’s welfare. Don’t vote for these uncaring people again because our welfare or our communities welfare is not in safe hands we need more people like Kay Ravenhall who protest about the situation she does it all off her own back because she cares for our communities Andy Smith Where are you not one comment in 14 months it’s your ward
Jackie Doyle price after nearly a year you have just stuck your head up out of the sand I make Dave Peterson right on every comment .You must have known what was happening and Steven Metcalf. However failed to step in because of the donations from this company you didn’t want to rock the boat. Don’t worry about the pollution? Noise pollution, 49 accidents and it has been verified coat deaths are linked to high emission asthma lung diseases
caused by all the HGVs passing through London road and other residential area. I would never vote for your Party again and I plead to every parent money seems to speak more than our children’s welfare. Don’t vote for these uncaring people again because our welfare or our communities welfare is not in safe hands we need more people like Kay Ravenhall who protest about the situation she does it all off her own back because she cares for our communities Andy Smith Where are you not one comment in 14 months it’s your ward
Well said I agree georgy every parent should stand up for our children’s rights I feel we should all definitely never vote for these people because it’s our health and wellbeing not theirs
Because MP JDP I don’t presume it matters to you about the devastating effects this has on our children I am so sick of councilors treating the residents in this way I put Kay Ravenhill in google this woman deserves so much from the residents she does not get paid but is out looking after our interest and our children’s welfare this
woman should get rave review for all her hard work so step aside Jackie Doyle price we want local people born in our area who generally care for the people not for their donations
• I actually know this to be untrue as someone that worked V hard for Metcalfe unpaid HIS office was down in Pitsea ( One he stated would always be there for residents should they vote for him in Pitsea…Plus…As a case worker I have mail that says I would be integral in that office…again stating to residents that would be the set up)
• Mark Coxshall who was working for both Metcalfe and JDP was working in the Thurrock office too before the election… all kept very quiet of course, and was stating that working between both PPC’s in that way was inconvenient to him….
We in Pitsea should have seen the writing on the wall, as that is when offices in Thurrock for both were sought, under the guise of saving money…What about the most vulnerable members of his constituency in Pitsea who trusted the Tories through me and his fake words.. Metcalfe scarpered in the Aug…
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• As Mark Coxshall’s personal address changed to a Thurrock one he needed for personal reasons to be working from one place and had issues of any case worker etc out shining him…For whatever reason or hold I feel Metcalfe went back on all he promised…We the residents and I will make sure he is a 4 yr wonder. JDP needs to be a little more up front about that office or she will be the same a disgraced 4 yr wonder….
• The link below shows the “DONATION” of Titan Works…I and Pitsea won’t let you get away with it…We maybe poorer than you…. but we have more scruples and we are angry…
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=24957
Nigels Darling
Oh and yes Kay Ravenhill is great and should run as what ever she likes because….THERE IS THE REALLLLL DEALLLLL…
Nigels Darling great to see you back in full steam!!! after residents voting for MP JDP and Metcalf where are they when residents need answers it’s disgusting that they feel they don’t have to give you any explanation to What’s ‘going on within the Tory Group and this company. Nigel’s thank you for your integrity its people like your good self who stand up and be counted and bring the truth to the surface How an earth can this MP JDP lie about this being storage when an ex- Tory said it was used as an office and had internet and an internet address and run their offices of mobile phones imagine what else they lie about Nigel’s Darling don’t let them try and bully you she will have to comment on this again and people have evidence it was offices statement offered under oath instead of MP JDP denying it she owes the residents and all local business a responsibility of sorting this out and doing some think NOW I bet she thinks if everyone stays quiet it will GO AWAY RESIDENTS OF THURROCK WON’T LET IT
MP sets the record straight over relationship with lorry park
i THINK IT VERY STRAIGHT NOW