Conservatives call for a knife crime strategy for Ipswich Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 On 29th October the Leader and Deputy Leader of our group - Councillor Ian Fisher and Sam Murray, contacted the MP for Ipswich and the Labour Borough Council Portfolio Holder for Public Protection to ask for us to meet to discuss knife crime in Ipswich and our calls for an Ipswich Knife Crime Strategy. Despite sending a chaser to this letter, we are yet to receive a response. We have met with the... Local News
We want planning controls for HMO Expansion 14th November 2024 Conservatives on Ipswich Borough Council want to expand planning controls on HMO property expansion, and proposed this at full council. However Labour which... Local News
Fury over Labour removal of winter fuel allowance 20th October 2024 We were in the town centre talking to many angry residents following the disastrous Labour Government plan to ruthlessly snatch the up-to £300 Winter Fuel... Local News
Clive Underdown 11th September 2024 We are very sorry to report the passing of Clive Underdown (pictured middle with Liz and Eddy in 2015). He was the founder Chairman of the Ipswich Suffolk... Local News
Starmer's Representative in Ipswich votes to strip 15,000 pensioners of their fuel allowance 10th September 2024 Starmer's recently elected representive for him in Ipswich, Mr Jack Abbott, has voted to take away the winter fuel allowance from 15,164 pensioners in Ipswich... Local News
Stephen Lark 27th August 2024 We are very sad to report the passing of Stephen Lark, Ipswich Conservative Association's long-time CPF Chairman, and core activist. He helped organise events... Local News
Ipswich MP gets on a train band-wagon then falls off it 15th August 2024 The recently elected Labour MP for Ipswich must be a bit confused about which train operator runs services in Norfolk and Suffolk. He recently joined the Labour... Local News
They scrap winter fuel allowances 29th July 2024 So the new government run by Labour, has scrapped winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners, because of the massive black hole in Labour's proposals, which... Local News
Introduction by Patrick Spencer 27th July 2024 Patrick Spencer is the new Conservative MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. You can watch his maiden speech in Parliament on this youtube link. Speeches in Parliament
The Conservatives must learn from their failures, by Tom Hunt 17th July 2024 This month’s result was the worst ever election defeat for the Conservative Party. Who could have honestly believed back in December 2019, after our... Local News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News