Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
John Redwood - The Budget 17th March 2023 We need a better paid jobs, more investment, good news, growth type of budget . This one promotes more employment with useful measures to encourage more people... Local News
My Intervention in the Building Safety debate 17th March 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Given the shortage of capacity, what steps are the Government taking to encourage more businesses and people to come forward to... Westminster News
Meeting with local teachers over pay 17th March 2023 Yesterday (Thursday 16 March) John Redwood MP met a group of local teachers to discuss their pay. John writes: "We agreed that talks need to resume between the... Local News
My Intervention in the Spring Budget Debate 2023 16th March 2023 I strongly welcome all the measures in the Budget to try to help more people into work. The Government are absolutely right that we want to move away from the... Westminster News
The government’s proposals in the budget 15th March 2023 Today we deliver our Budget for Growth by focusing on the Chancellor’s four pillars of Enterprise, Employment, Education and Everywhere: Extending 30 hours of... Westminster News
The Small boats Bill 14th March 2023 There was a strong divide in the Commons yesterday, with much better attendance than usual for the debate on the small boats bill. Labour, the SNP and Lib Dems... Westminster News
Interview with Dan Wootton On GB News – pre-Spring Budget announcements 14th March 2023 John Redwood MP spoke to GB News on Tuesday evening( 14/03/2023) about the Chancellor's upcoming Spring Budget announcements - particularly on support for... Westminster News
The balance between spending and taxing 12th March 2023 There are stories in the press suggesting the Chancellor will have some scope to boost spending or cut taxes in the budget. There are also suggestions that... Westminster News
Parliamentary sovereignty 9th March 2023 Beneath the rows and disappointments over the small boats and the Northern Ireland Protocol lies one very simple point. Can UK voters tell their Parliament they... Westminster 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
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
