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
Conservatives give £25m for Ipswich Town Centre from New Towns Fund 6th September 2019 The 100 places invited to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million-pound Town Deals have been announced by the Government, and Ipswich is one of... Local News
Tom's statement on latest developments 4th September 2019 Tom Hunt says "Very disappointed that last night 328 MPs decided to vote against the Prime Minister and destroy our country's negotiating position with the EU... Local News
Corbyn’s Surrender Bill 3rd September 2019 58% of the people of Ipswich voted for Brexit. We have spoken to thousands of people in Ipswich who want Brexit delivered, but the Labour MP for Ipswich does... Local News
Tom's statement on Parliament progogation 28th August 2019 We’re going to bring forward a fresh domestic agenda for MPs’ approval, with a Queen’s Speech on 14th October. This means the current session of Parliament (the... Local News
A TOUGHER SENTENCING REGIME NEEDS TO BE AT THE HEART OF ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE CRIME 18th August 2019 Since I was selected last autumn I have made tackling crime and anti-social a key priority of mine, says Tom Hunt. I have met with the Chief Constable, the... Local News
Brexit Secretary signs order to scrap 1972 Brussels Act - ending all EU law in the UK 18th August 2019 We are leaving the EU on October 31st. The signing of this document means we will take back control of our laws on Brexit day. The 1972 Act is the act that... Local News
Tom chats with Tim Passmore 15th August 2019 Tom's recent discussion with the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, Tim Passmore, can be viewed here. Local News
Tom's NHS Survey 3rd August 2019 As many of you will know I've been carrying out an NHS survey across the Town over the past few months. I'm currently looking through the results. There are... Local News
Northern Route Consultation 1st August 2019 Tom Hunt and Ipswich Conservatives are backing the Northern Route for Ipswich. Conservative Suffolk County Council, with other councils, have identified three... Local News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News