Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local 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
Christmas Greetings 2020 21st December 2020 Christmas Greetings 2020 This is the second version of my Christmas message, as there has been such a fundamental change in the government’s approach in the... Westminster News
Tiers and national lockdowns 20th December 2020 When we held the debate and vote at the beginning of the month on the restrictions placed on business and social contacts, we were told to look forward to a... Westminster News
Devolution and the virus 18th December 2020 Devolution has provided the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland the opportunity to vary the response to the virus in their areas of... Westminster News
West Berkshire and Wokingham moved to Tier 3 18th December 2020 John Redwood writes: "Berkshire MPs met earlier this week to discuss the possible move of Berkshire into the highest Tier of CV 19 controls. "Several of us... Local News
Devolution, the EU and the future of the UK 18th December 2020 At the end of the last century I wrote a book entitled The Death of Britain? I argued that Tony Blair’s constitutional revolution would damage our democracy and... Westminster News
Welcome news of revised housing numbers for Wokingham Borough! 18th December 2020 We welcome the news that controversial planning reforms which would have seen the government calculated housing need for Wokingham borough more than double have... Local News
Inspiring local authorities across the UK with our plans to achieve carbon neutrality 18th December 2020 Conservative led Wokingham Borough Council is inspiring local authorities across the country to make changes and help us as a country to reach carbon neutrality... Local News
Increased funding for Covid Response across Wokingham Borough 17th December 2020 Wokingham Borough Council is finalising plans to release additional funding that will support several initiatives across its Covid-19 response. This includes... Local News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
