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
Resolving the rail disputes 22nd June 2022 Management and Unions need a plan to modernise the railway. Only they can hammer out the detail of services, safety, investment in automation and pay that can... Westminster News
My intervention to the Transport Secretary about taxpayer subsidies to the Railways and how Managers could try to keep services running on a strike day 22nd June 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): What has been the monthly rate of taxpayer subsidy to the railways so far this year? What additional flexibilities... Westminster News
Wokingham Conservatives call on Council to lobby for cost of living support 22nd June 2022 Wokingham Borough Council’s Conservative Group is urging the Council’s leadership to press the Government to make all Universal Credit recipients with children... Local News
Better road junctions 20th June 2022 Four of the worst junctions on my way to work in Westminster would be easy to improve. The first is the junction of Millbank with Vauxhall Bridge Road on the... Westminster News
My interventions about the future of Channel 4 20th June 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): Many fine British businesses have grown, flourished and invested far more once being privatised, and I hope that... Westminster News
Easing road congestion 19th June 2022 Road congestion stems from three main causes. In some cases it is a simple lack of capacity for ever growing traffic volumes. Governments accepting large... Westminster News
Why do so many Councils hate vans and cars? 18th June 2022 John Redwood MP writes: "Next week when the effectively nationalised and heavily subsidised railways go on strike more people will need to use a motor vehicle... Local News
New Council administration flunks transparency test again 10th June 2022 New Council administration flunks transparency test again – this time with Council companies The Liberal Democrat-led coalition administration on Wokingham... Local News
John Redwood raises concerns about Unwanted Development 9th June 2022 John Redwood MP made an impassioned speech in the Chamber of the House of Commons about an issue of huge concern to the people of Wokingham – unwanted... Local News
CPC23 Address from Steve Barclay 3rd October 2023 Find out what Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said at CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Gillian Keegan 2nd October 2023 Find out what Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Thérèse Coffey 2nd October 2023 Find out what Thérèse Coffey, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Mel Stride 2nd October 2023 Find out what Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary, said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Kemi Badenoch 2nd October 2023 Find out what Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Jeremy Hunt 2nd October 2023 Find out what Chancellor Jeramy Hunt said to CPC23 in Manchester here. National News