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
PM calls General Election for 8th June 21st April 2017 THE Prime Minister has just announced that a General Election will be held on 8TH June - and that we will shortly take the necessary steps in Parliament to... Local News
Parliament votes for an independent UK 9th February 2017 Parliament voted 494 to 122 to notify the European Union of our intention to leave. Parliament voted to carry out the wishes of the people, as expressed in the... Westminster News
Kevin Morgan for Emmbrook 31st January 2017 Emmbrook is my home, having lived here for twenty years with my children attending Emmbrook School. I am proud to be the only candidate who lives in the ward... Local News
An economy that works for everyone 24th November 2016 Six years ago, we took over an economy on the brink of collapse, with the highest budget deficit in our peacetime history. We took the tough decisions to tackle... Westminster News
UK GDP Growth 3rd November 2016 Figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that between July and September 2016, the British economy grew by 0.5%, meaning our economy has grown... Westminster News
Heathrow Decision; Britain is open for business 26th October 2016 Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling today announced that a decision has been taken to expand Heathrow by building a third runway. "Britain is open... Westminster News
Labour's leadership election: whoever wins, the country loses 21st September 2016 The spectacle of Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith traipsing round the country engaged in a bidding war for the Labour leadership has been profoundly depressing for... Westminster News
Olympic medals and Brexit 16th August 2016 Fewer UK medals at the Olympics was one of the small number of bad forecasts Remain did not get round to making in the event of a Brexit vote. That was a good... Westminster News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
