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
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
