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| Visit the north, David Cameron urges Easter holidaymakers after floods | Visit the north, David Cameron urges Easter holidaymakers after floods |
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| Personally he prefers Ibiza or the more exclusive beaches of Cornwall. But David Cameron may come under pressure to head to Scarborough or Southport for his Easter break, after he launched an initiative urging Britons to take their holidays in the north of England. | Personally he prefers Ibiza or the more exclusive beaches of Cornwall. But David Cameron may come under pressure to head to Scarborough or Southport for his Easter break, after he launched an initiative urging Britons to take their holidays in the north of England. |
| The prime minister said the funding package was aimed at helping tourism in the region get back on its feet after the devastating floods that have hit homes and businesses since late last year. | The prime minister said the funding package was aimed at helping tourism in the region get back on its feet after the devastating floods that have hit homes and businesses since late last year. |
| It will include £2m to repair damaged infrastructure in the Lake District national park, one of Britain’s major tourist areas, and £1m for a PR campaign to persuade families to visit the north during the Easter school holidays. | It will include £2m to repair damaged infrastructure in the Lake District national park, one of Britain’s major tourist areas, and £1m for a PR campaign to persuade families to visit the north during the Easter school holidays. |
| “From York Minster to Honister mine, Carlisle Castle to the Leeds Royal Armouries, the north has some of the most iconic tourist attractions the UK has to offer,” Cameron said during a visit to Cumbria and Lancashire to see repairs being carried out. “So it is absolutely right that we do everything we can to make sure these businesses feel supported and ready to receive visitors. | “From York Minster to Honister mine, Carlisle Castle to the Leeds Royal Armouries, the north has some of the most iconic tourist attractions the UK has to offer,” Cameron said during a visit to Cumbria and Lancashire to see repairs being carried out. “So it is absolutely right that we do everything we can to make sure these businesses feel supported and ready to receive visitors. |
| “The measures we’ve announced today are an important step, showcasing the best the region’s tourist industry has to offer while helping one of its key attractions in the Lake District national park get back on its feet.” | “The measures we’ve announced today are an important step, showcasing the best the region’s tourist industry has to offer while helping one of its key attractions in the Lake District national park get back on its feet.” |
| But Downing Street would not say whether Cameron, who is never known to have holidayed in the north of England during his time in office, would be personally taking a break there. | But Downing Street would not say whether Cameron, who is never known to have holidayed in the north of England during his time in office, would be personally taking a break there. |
| The Cameron family holiday every year near Polzeath, a small, select resort in Cornwall, but otherwise prefer to fly to southern Europe, choosing Ibiza, Tuscany and the Algarve since the prime minister took office in 2010. Cameron did head north in 2013 and again last year, but bypassed northern England, heading instead to the Scottish island of Jura where his wife Samantha’s father, Viscount Astor, owns a country estate. | The Cameron family holiday every year near Polzeath, a small, select resort in Cornwall, but otherwise prefer to fly to southern Europe, choosing Ibiza, Tuscany and the Algarve since the prime minister took office in 2010. Cameron did head north in 2013 and again last year, but bypassed northern England, heading instead to the Scottish island of Jura where his wife Samantha’s father, Viscount Astor, owns a country estate. |
| The announcement was strongly criticised by Stewart Young, the leader of Cumbria county council, who said it was nowhere near enough to get the area back on its feet. “With an estimated £500m of damage to our infrastructure, including £20m in the Lake District national park alone, today’s funding announcement is totally inadequate,” he said. | The announcement was strongly criticised by Stewart Young, the leader of Cumbria county council, who said it was nowhere near enough to get the area back on its feet. “With an estimated £500m of damage to our infrastructure, including £20m in the Lake District national park alone, today’s funding announcement is totally inadequate,” he said. |
| “The government describes Cumbria and the Lake District national park as a jewel in the crown of the British countryside, and it is. That is why we are urgently seeking a face-to-face meeting with ministers to secure the amount of money that we need to fund Cumbria’s full recovery.” | “The government describes Cumbria and the Lake District national park as a jewel in the crown of the British countryside, and it is. That is why we are urgently seeking a face-to-face meeting with ministers to secure the amount of money that we need to fund Cumbria’s full recovery.” |
| The question of where prime ministers choose to holiday can be a loaded one. Cameron’s predecessor, Gordon Brown, spent a week in the Lake District in 2009 with his wife and young children, which was seen by many as a compromise between his beloved Scotland and the destinations in middle England his spin doctors would have preferred. | The question of where prime ministers choose to holiday can be a loaded one. Cameron’s predecessor, Gordon Brown, spent a week in the Lake District in 2009 with his wife and young children, which was seen by many as a compromise between his beloved Scotland and the destinations in middle England his spin doctors would have preferred. |
| A trip to Suffolk the previous year, when the family visited Southwold maize maze and Dingley Dell Pork, a pig farm, was a PR stunt organised by his wife Sarah, a book by the Observer’s Andrew Rawnsley later claimed, “to suggest that the prime minister was on the same wavelength” as middle England voters. “I don’t even know where it is,” Brown told an adviser when the plan was explained to him, according to Rawnsley. | A trip to Suffolk the previous year, when the family visited Southwold maize maze and Dingley Dell Pork, a pig farm, was a PR stunt organised by his wife Sarah, a book by the Observer’s Andrew Rawnsley later claimed, “to suggest that the prime minister was on the same wavelength” as middle England voters. “I don’t even know where it is,” Brown told an adviser when the plan was explained to him, according to Rawnsley. |
| It is not known whether Labour’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, favours the north of England, but he may at least be persuaded to try the Lake District or the Yorkshire Dales. In October, he opted to spend his first break since being elected on a short walking tour of north-west Scotland | It is not known whether Labour’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, favours the north of England, but he may at least be persuaded to try the Lake District or the Yorkshire Dales. In October, he opted to spend his first break since being elected on a short walking tour of north-west Scotland |