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
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
