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
Wokingham Borough Annual Council - Conservative Leader's speech 22nd May 2023 Since our last full Council meeting, we have lost familiar faces and gained new ones. Thank you to the former councillors of all parties for their service to... Local NewsSpeeches
Written Answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – smart meters 17th May 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (184254): Question: To ask the Secretary of... Written Questions News
John Redwood: Barclays bank closure in Wokingham 17th May 2023 John Redwood MP has received the e-mail below in response to his comments regarding the closure of Barclays Bank in Wokingham later this summer. John says: "I... Local News
John Redwood MP on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 15th May 2023 Please find below the link to John's interview with BBC Radio 4 where he discussed the need for tighter control of migration given that the Centre for Policy... Westminster News
Meeting with Minister on new SEND schools 28th April 2023 John Redwood MP has met with the Minister to welcome the decision to go ahead with two new SEND schools in Wokingham Borough including one in his constituency... Local News
UK growth was not dented by Brexit 26th April 2023 Growth in advanced countries since the great crash and banking disasters of 2008-9 has been poor. Despite ultra low interest rates and available credit, growth... Westminster News
Government and Business Management 24th April 2023 When I was first appointed a Minister I had to resign that day from Chairman of a substantial quoted industrial group of companies. The contrast between... Westminster News
Happy St George's Day 23rd April 2023 John Redwood MP writes: England is so often the country not allowed to speak its name. It was the country the EU did not want on its maps. It is the country the... Local News
It’s time for a change 20th April 2023 Last week, the Liberal Democrat Leader of Wokingham Borough Council provided his breakdown of what he sees as the “achievements” of his coalition administration... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
