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
How do you get to net zero 20th October 2021 Yesterday the government launched its strategy for cutting the carbon dioxide output caused by heating buildings. They wish to promote heat pumps, and will... Westminster News
The state of the Union 19th October 2021 This article is reproduced from Conservative Home where it appeared yesterday: The Government is strongly in favour of the Union of the UK. So is the Official... Westminster News
Time for a better national debate 18th October 2021 If the media wants to help us create a stronger and healthier democracy in the U.K. they should mend the ways they handle comment and define news. Of course... Westminster News
Planning for winter 17th October 2021 It is difficult to fathom why the Treasury would want to base a budget on out of date forecasts or on forecasts they expect to be wrong, yet that is what the... Westminster News
Update on Access to GP Services 16th October 2021 John Redwood has received the enclosed update from the Government: Dear John I am writing to you following publication of Our plan for improving access for... Local News
Sir David Amess 15th October 2021 Wokingham Conservative Association was appalled to hear of the senseless and unforgiveable murder of Sir David Amess. Sir David was a great parliamentarian who... Local News
Ingredients of an industrial strategy 14th October 2021 If we want to rebuild industry that we have lost and attract modern industry to make the new materials and products the world is discovering there are some... Westminster News
What could you do to start cutting your carbon footprint? 14th October 2021 Cllr Gregor Murray, Executive member for Climate Emergency Wokingham Borough Council writes part 9 in a series on tackling the Climate Emergency What could you... Local News
The Business Department needs to promote UK energy to promote UK industry 12th October 2021 I attach below my proposal to the Business Secretary: Levelling up requires the UK to attract and retain more investment in industry as well as services. One of... Westminster News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National 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