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
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News