Labour Budget Strains Wokingham Charities Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 by Cllr George Evans The recent Labour budget has introduced significant financial pressures for Wokingham’s charity sector, which plays a crucial role in supporting our community’s most vulnerable residents. Local charities, which already operate on lean budgets, are now grappling with the increased costs from national insurance contributions and the minimum wage hike. These changes place an... Local News
Taming the virus 2nd January 2021 Next week I will return to issues over how we handle the virus that I have often raised before. I welcome the arrival of two vaccines which will be widely taken... Westminster News
Using the new freedoms 1st January 2021 I am glad to see the government is starting to use the new freedoms we gain. Now we can control our taxes the Tampon tax as promised goes. Other bad VAT... Westminster News
The EU finds it difficult to adjust 1st January 2021 The EU website today has no record of the EU/UK Trade Agreement under trade deals. Nor does its site give any indication of how to trade with the UK, left out... Westminster News
New Year’s Day 31st December 2020 Happy New Year. 2021 should be a year of economic recovery and renewal, the year when we put the pandemic behind us and embrace the new opportunities for global... Westminster News
Tier 4 and school openings 31st December 2020 During a very busy and long day yesterday I joined on line conference calls with Health and Education Ministers and their senior officials to tackle issues... Westminster News
My speech during the debate on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill 30th December 2020 My speech from today’s debate is available to watch here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/72f1ffe9-c018-4739-9834-cb9bbf569…... Speeches in Parliament
Where are the EU and UK giants of the technology revolution? 30th December 2020 One of the many things that should give us on this side of the Atlantic pause for thought is the way Europe has failed to produce the large global players of... Westminster News
Sovereignty 29th December 2020 The legal advisers to the ERG have stated that the EU/UK Agreement clearly sets out the sovereignty of the UK. There is no recourse to the ECJ, and the UK can... Westminster News
Freedom 22nd December 2020 I was proud to learn when young that I had been born into a freedom loving country. Our nation’s story was told as a long progress to one person, one vote. We... Westminster News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
Update from the Prime Minister on our fight against the coronavirus 28th May 2020 The Prime Minister's speech on 28th May 2020, about the country's fight against coronavirus. National News
Test and Trace for Coronavirus launches today across England 28th May 2020 From 9am today, the new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England - helping us to keep the virus under control while carefully and safely lifting... National News
