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
Free trade and the retreat from globalisation 3rd February 2021 I accept the theory of free trade, that all nations would be richer if they traded freely with each other. Successive rounds of GATT followed by the work of the... Westminster News
More urgency needed to rebuild our fishing fleet 2nd February 2021 Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take urgent steps to help expand the UK fishing fleet. (142753)... Written Questions News
Fantastic progress building new activity centre at Dinton 2nd February 2021 Dinton Pastures' new multi-million pound activity centre reached a major milestone on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 January, as modules were lifted into place at... Local News
Great news of a second rapid test centre for keyworkers 2nd February 2021 Thames Valley Park will be home to Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council’s second rapid testing centre from this week; enabling even more keyworkers to... Local News
Solidarity 1st February 2021 The Archbishop of Canterbury tells us solidarity is at the heart of Christianity. That’s not the Word the Bible uses. The origins of solidarity in modern... Westminster News
The curious case of the car industry 29th January 2021 Remain MPs over the last few years have endlessly warned us that were the UK to end up with a 10% tariff on cars into the EU it would mean job losses and... Westminster News
President Biden turns the USA green 29th January 2021 Amidst the welter of new Executive Orders and statements of intent coming from the White House, there are several aiming to make the USA a global leader in the... Westminster News
Thames Valley Police bolstered by 258 extra police officers 28th January 2021 Wokingham Conservatives have welcomed the announcement that Thames Valley has been bolstered by an additional 258 officers since the Government launched the... Local News
Spending and value for money 28th January 2021 I have always stressed when saying we can afford to borrow to offset the damage done by anti pandemic policies to the economy that we should not waste money or... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News