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
Town centre litter pick 23rd June 2023 Residents often comment to us about the amount of litter across the town centre. The council's cleansing team do a pretty good job of clearing most of the... Local News
Castle Hill Cllrs aim to tackle cigarette litter with a Ballot Box Cigarette Bin 18th June 2023 A new Ballot Box Cigarette Bin has been installed at the Meredith Road shopping parade. Castle Hill Councillors hope that this quirky ballot bin will encourage... Local News
Tom's reflections on the local elections 13th May 2023 Clearly last week’s local election results were challenging for the Conservative Party at a national level, writes Tom Hunt, Conservative MP for Ipswich. In... Local News
Local election results 7th May 2023 Congratulations to Richard Pope and Erion Xhaferaj who were re-elected to Bixley and Castle Hill Wards respectively, and also to Nathan Wilson who won in Stoke... Local News
Our Plan for a better Ipswich 30th April 2023 Do you want more police on our streets? Do you want town centre buildings to be re-generated and town centre improvements? Do you want a council tax freeze... Local News
Can YOU afford Labour's financial losses any longer? 22nd April 2023 How much more of Labour's financial mis-management can Ipswich residents afford? Toys ‘R’ Us £5.25M Missed New Homes Bonus £5M Council House Overspends £3.4M... Local News
Local Election Candidates 14th April 2023 The Ipswich Borough Elections occur on Thursday 4th May. Please go to our Local Elections Section to find out about our candidates and commitments. Local News
Novotel and Illegal Immigration, by Tom 3rd April 2023 I’ve spoken a lot recently about illegal immigration. There have been a lot of pieces in the media summarising my views and I’ve posted a lot on my Facebook... Local News
Major reform of football in England 25th April 2022 Fans will be at the centre of decision-making about their club in a major shakeup of football which will see the creation of a new regulator to ensure good... National News
The Prime Minister’s Speech: Tackling Illegal Immigration 14th April 2022 Read Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech on illegal immigration here. National News
Spring Statement 2022 23rd March 2022 Today, 23 March 2022, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Spring Statement 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Prime Minister Boris Johnson 19th March 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace 19th March 2022 Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News
