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
Boris Johnson in hospital intensive care 7th April 2020 We send all our best wishes to the PM and pray for him at this difficult time, Local News
Stay at Home NOW 24th March 2020 Do keep watching our Coronavirus Page for all the latest updates. Local News
Talking with Tom 22nd March 2020 We are living through extraordinary times and I’m fully aware of how difficult things are for many of my constituents at the moment. Particularly many of the... Local News
Corona virus update from Tom Hunt 16th March 2020 Over the last few days, there have been significant developments in the spread of coronavirus as we have seen more and more confirmed cases across the country... Local News
Home Secretary visits Ipswich 15th March 2020 Great to have Home Secretary Priti Patel back in Ipswich on Saturday, writes Tom. I invited her to Ipswich last week to meet our local police officers and to... Local News
Postponement of May 2020 elections 15th March 2020 Local, mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections that were due to take place in May this year will be postponed until May 2021, the Government has... Local News
Tom welcomes the Budget 11th March 2020 Tom Hunt, welcomed the Budget delivered by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, which addresses many of the issues Tom had called to be addressed. In a joint piece with... Local News
Tom on BBC Radio Suffolk 23rd February 2020 Tom was intereviewed on Lesley Dolphin's show a few days ago, Tom says "I had the pleasure to be the guest on the BBC Radio Suffolk Lesley Dolphin show. During... Local News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
