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
New Conservative Future Team 10th August 2016 Last week, Wokingham CF held their AGM in Wokingham. Ethan Stacey was elected Chairman of the Branch and Alexandre Waters was elected Deputy Chairman. If you... Local News
The Bank fails to hold back the good news on the economy 10th August 2016 Retail sales figures for July show the strongest growth since January. There’s a surprise for the Bank of England, who had highlighted a major knock to consumer... Westminster News
A new economic policy Affordable homes for more 28th July 2016 The new government seems as wedded to tackling the housing crisis as the outgoing one. They will readily take up the ambitions and schemes proposed in the 2015... Westminster News
Our Economy Has Grown - We are delivering an economy that works for everyone 27th July 2016 Our economy has grown 2.2% in the last year. Conservatives are delivering an economy that works for everyone. Westminster News
Conservative Party Conference 25th July 2016 The Conservative Party is delighted that our annual conference returns to Birmingham in 2016, with the event split between the ICC and Hyatt Regency Hotel. Westminster News
Helping People Get On In Life 25th July 2016 Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that more people are in work than ever before and wages are still rising – good news for Britain’s... Westminster News
The UK’s nuclear deterrent 19th July 2016 Some people have written to me asking me to oppose the orders for four new submarines to carry the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Westminster News
We Will Make A Country That Works Not For A Privileged Few But For Every One Of Us 14th July 2016 I have just been to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new Government. And I accepted. In David Cameron, I follow in the... Westminster News
A message from Theresa May 12th July 2016 Message from the New Conservative Party leader. Westminster News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News