RBH Bombshell sneaked out under the cover of 'Suitgate' Wednesday, 25 September, 2024 On Friday (Friday 20 September) the Labour Government published the terms of reference for the review of the New Hospitals Programme. "Given the terms of reference have been published in silence, on a Friday afternoon, ahead of Labour Party Conference, I imagine it will be an open and shut review, aimed at shutting down a Conservative Party initiative to build 40 new hospitals across the country... Westminster News
Labour’s Political Housing Numbers 23rd September 2024 In July, the new Labour Government revealed its plans to almost double the numbers of houses being built in Wokingham Borough. This comes despite our area... Articles
YUAN YANG VOTES WITH LABOUR AND SCRAPS PENSIONERS WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE 11th September 2024 So now we have it, Labour has voted to scrap the winter fuel allowance. Our MP Yuan Yang voted in favour of scrapping the allowance, but to their credit 53... Westminster News
First Cold Homes, Now Tax on Loneliness 9th September 2024 First Cold Homes, Now Tax on Loneliness Following on from my previous assessment that the new Labour Government has not got off to a good start, it’s now been... Westminster News
Cllr Pauline Jorgensen: Labour Government not a good start 15th August 2024 Now Parliament is in recess over the Summer, it’s a good time to step back and review how the first few months of a Labour Government has impacted on our... Westminster News
Listening to local people - my column in the Wokingham Paper 26th July 2024 Your local Conservative councillors are committed to listening to what you, our residents want, and delivering on this. As Wokingham Borough’s current... Media
Another Lib/Lab debacle on the horizon? 26th July 2024 A busy full council meeting yesterday, on the agenda was the delegaton of the tender of waste collection, street cleaning and litter bin emptying to the... Reports
Fighting to protect green fields and open spaces 17th July 2024 We’re halfway through July but Summer has barely broken through. An English Summer is unpredictable but a few drops of rain is hardly likely to put us off! We... Local News
Victory for Shinfield Road crossing campaign 17th July 2024 We have been fighting to get a crossing on Shinfield Road by Crosfields school for many months. After a series of flawed assessments which omitted entrances and... Local News
Launch of the Conservative Party Manifesto 11th June 2024 The Prime Minister has launched the Conservative Party Manifesto – setting out a clear plan backed by bold action to chart a course to a more secure future for... Local 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
