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
Merry Christmas 24th December 2021 On behalf of Ipswich Conservatives and Tom Hunt MP, we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Healthy New Year. Local News
Bixley Carol Service 5th December 2021 Saturday saw the return of Carols on the Green at Penshurst Road, organised by St Augustine's Church and 2 other connected churches. Bixley Ward councillors... Local News
Tom writes about Labour labelling their opponents as "racist" 28th November 2021 "In the short time that I’ve been a Member of Parliament many things have changed in politics, but many things have remained the same" writes Tom in this week's... Local News
Labour refuses to apologise for traffic misery 18th November 2021 Labour-run Ipswich Borough Council acquired 4 College Street in 2016, opposite St Peter's Chuch, a derelict building on the At Risk register. In 2019, they... Local News
Armistice Day 11th November 2021 Tom says "Today I had the honour of laying a wreath at the Belvedere Road Old Cemetery, to commemorate those brave soldiers who fought in WWI and WWII. "Never... Local News
David Amess 15th October 2021 We offer our sympathies to the family and friends of David Amess, the MP for Southend West, who has been tragically killed. Local News
The Labour Party 'divided and directionless' 1st October 2021 Tom writes- The Labour party conference has been tainted by the deputy leader’s vulgar words, and further undermined by the internal division evident in the... Local News
Extinction Rebellion 'highly disruptive and damaging" 3rd September 2021 We agree with the right to protest - but we don’t agree with the right to cause endless disruption to the lives of the law-abiding majority. Local News
Delivering on the people’s priorities 24th July 2021 Two years ago today (24/07) Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, pledging to deliver on the priorities of the British people – and that is what this... 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