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
Conservatives force re-think over St Crispin’s Leisure Centre 15th November 2023 Conservative councillors have forced the Council’s Liberal Democrat administration to review and rewrite a report on the future of St Crispin’s Leisure Centre... Local News
Cost of Living at Christmas 14th November 2023 Christmas can be difficult for lots of people for many different reasons. Money worries can cause increased stress and anxiety. We know there will be families... Local News
The Home Secretary 14th November 2023 It would have been better if the Home Secretary and Prime Minister had agreed both the policy and the way to explain it. As I understand it the policy was... Westminster News
Supporting local town centre businesses 13th November 2023 On Monday 6 November, Wokingham Conservatives held a Business Forum in the town centre to hear from businesses on the challenges they have been facing this year... Local News
Shakespeare’s plays 400 years on have messages for us 13th November 2023 400 years ago the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays was published. The well off could buy a copy of this most important and impressive volume for £1 from a... Westminster News
Remembrance 12th November 2023 Last week John Redwood MP placed a small cross with a poppy for Wokingham in the Parliamentary Garden of Remembrance. On Remembrance Sunday he laid wreaths at... Local News
Lunch Club with Lee Anderson MP 10th November 2023 Over 80 Conservative members and supporters enjoyed a delicious meal at Sonning Golf Club with special guest speaker Lee Anderson MP and our own John Redwood MP... Articles
My Speech in the King’s speech debate 10th November 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I have declared my business interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I hope the Government are listening to... Speeches in Parliament
The Prime Minister’s options over the Home Secretary 10th November 2023 I have no wish to give interviews or to offer public advice to the Prime Minister over the Home Secretary. The BBC who never want to interview me on things I... Westminster News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News
MPs back the Prime Minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. 20th December 2019 Today MPs voted to back the Prime Minister's plan for the UaK to leave the EU on 31 January. National News
Boris Johnson’s speech outside Downing Street 13th December 2019 Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government... National News
Enough is enough. Vote Conservative and let’s get it done. 12th December 2019 In his polling day message to voters, the Prime Minister asks the public to vote Conservative. National News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
