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
Control our borders says John Redwood MP 10th November 2022 Yesterday John Redwood MP joined a call with the Head of Border Force to discuss the extensive use of hotel accommodation and the large numbers of asylum... Local News
John Redwood MP writes to NatWest 9th November 2022 Please see below John Redwood MP's letter to Alison Rose, Chief Executive at NatWest: Dear Ms Rose Some of my constituents have expressed concerns about the... Local News
John Redwood MP visits the RBL Poppy Shop 9th November 2022 John Redwood MP visited the Royal British Legion shop in Peach Place Wokingham to thank the organisers for helping the charity. John said: “They have a good... Local News
Inaction by Lib Dems creates open season for developers in Wokingham Borough 9th November 2022 Wokingham Conservative Councillors have warned that the Liberal/Labour led Council have lost control of development across the Borough as appeals against... Local News
Letter to the Environment Agency about water 4th November 2022 John Redwood MP has written to Julia Simpson, Director of the Environment Agency Dear Julia I was disappointed to read your latest fatalistic email asking me to... Local News
My Intervention in the Ministerial Statement on National Security 2nd November 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): What urgent action will the Government take so that we grow more of our own food, produce more of our own oil and... Westminster News
The Budget 1st November 2022 The Truss team railed against the pessimistic forecasts of the OBR and tried a tax cutting statement without OBR forecasts and without setting out their... Westminster News
The anti Brexit establishment plans a big push 31st October 2022 The government which gained a majority by uniting pro Brexit voters with Remain voters who wished to accept the referendum and go with some Brexit wins, needs... Westminster News
West Berks Lib Dem District Councillor condemned for callous question 27th October 2022 A senior West Berkshire Liberal Democrat, Cllr Adrian Abbs (Newbury Wash Common), has been condemned for comparing the former football ground at Faraday Road... Local News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National 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
