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
Use of a flag 21st March 2021 One of the big visual differences when I was a visiting Minister in foreign lands was the usual universal presence of their national flags in the Ministerial... Westminster News
What is the point of the Census? 20th March 2021 I duly filled in my Census to comply with the law and ordered the email receipt to be able to prove it. As we now live in a snooper state where government keeps... Westminster News
Debts and deficits 19th March 2021 As expected the U.K. state borrowings for February and for the year to date came in well below the official forecasts of the OPBR in November, and probably... Westminster News
Second best increase in recycling rates in England! 15th March 2021 Wokingham Borough Council had the second largest increase in recycling rates across all local authorities in England last year, according to new Government data... Local News
New SEND school in Winnersh 12th March 2021 The new Oak Tree School, which is set to open in September 2022, will accommodate 150 pupils from the Wokingham and Reading Boroughs and will be dedicated to... Local News
The UK single market 11th March 2021 Yesterday the Northern Ireland Secretary talked about trade between GB and NI. There are clearly issues to be sorted out. I thought you might find it helpful to... Westminster News
EU rules for debts and deficits 10th March 2021 The Chancellor is calling for ideas on what new fiscal rules should be applied to the UK economy as it seeks to recover from the pandemic shock. One of the... Westminster News
The EU plans to build back better 10th March 2021 The President of the Commission has supported Italy in banning exports of the Astra vaccine to Australia and said she will approve more of the same if she... Westminster News
Levelling up 8th March 2021 The government is launching a £4.8bn Levelling up Fund. Councils and Transport Authorities can bid for money to help pay for projects that can boost jobs... 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
