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
Liberal Democrats kick public litter bins into the long grass 20th October 2023 When is a decision not a decision? Liberal Democrats kick public litter bins into the long grass Following a petition of 2,000 signatures and a belated... Local News
John Redwood MP's Speech on the Levelling Up Bill 20th October 2023 First, I wish to address the question of housing supply in the national planning policy framework, amendment 44 and others. I support the Government in... Local NewsSpeeches in Parliament
Managing the economy 18th October 2023 The Bank and the OBR have been proved wrong. Don’t let them manoeuvre Britain into recession. The Treasury and the Bank put out a wrong narrative on the economy... Westminster News
John Redwood's Intervention on the Zero-emission vehicles, drivers and HS2 Ministerial Statement 18th October 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Many councils apply for grants in order to make changes to their local roads. When considering these applications, will... Westminster News
John Redwood's Intervention in the Prison Capacity Ministerial Statement 18th October 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I strongly welcome the proposal to deport more foreign criminals, and I also support the idea of finding something better than... Westminster News
John Redwood's Intervention on the Net Zero by 2050 Ministerial Statement 18th October 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): The Secretary of State is right that, in order for this to work, green products need to be affordable and attractive. What study... Westminster News
Hunting the facts behind the future of St Crispin’s Leisure Centre 17th October 2023 The result of the consultation on the future of St Crispins Leisure Centre is shortly anticipated, with it coming before Executive council in November. Hunting... Local News
Finchampstead Conservatives welcome former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith MP to Annual Dinner 16th October 2023 Conservatives from across Berkshire were welcomed by Finchampstead Conservatives to their Annual Dinner on Friday 6 October at Sand Martins Golf Club. Following... Local News
Destroying our roads 16th October 2023 John Redwood MP writes: There are so many places now making it difficult or impossible to drive on main roads. Councils who plead poverty and claim increases in... Local News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
