Wokingham's Finances: Exposing Liberal Incompetence Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 by Pauline Jorgensen, Leader of the Wokingham Conservative Group In my column in Wokingham Today on 2nd February, I said: “It’s right that any administration continues to make the case for more funding for their area.” I certainly want to see more money for Wokingham. When the Conservative councillors ran the Council, we routinely lobbied the Government for a fairer funding settlement for... Articles
Stopping the small boats 14th December 2022 Yesterday the Prime Minister committed himself and the government to ending illegal migration across the Channel, announcing a series of administrative measures... Westminster News
Debate on Housing Numbers 13th December 2022 John Redwood MP joined in the limited time debate today on housing numbers and the Levelling-up Bill. In advance of this final Commons Report stage John worked... Local News
Managing the Public Sector 13th December 2022 Labour lost office in 1979, when it lost control of the public sector. It’s own trade union friends and supporters created a winter of discontent, with rubbish... Westminster News
Compensation for Postal Managers 12th December 2022 John Redwood MP has pursued the issue of compensation for Postal Managers who were wrongly accused when the new computer system failed to account properly for... Local News
Parliamentary Debate on the Future of BBC Local Radio 12th December 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): I entirely agree with that passionate defence of localism by Rachael Maskell. Local must mean local and we do not... Speeches in Parliament
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury’s Reply to my Written Parliamentary Question 8th December 2022 I am concerned about the decline in self employment and have been an opponent of the IR 35 tax treatments as amended in 2017 and 2021. I have asked what impact... Written Questions News
Housing numbers for Wokingham 8th December 2022 John Redwood MP is pleased to report the government has listened to the arguments that he and other MPs put to allow more local decision taking on the crucial... Local News
Innovation and productivity 7th December 2022 In his speech to the CBI Annual Conference the Prime Minister called for more innovation and better productivity advances. He is right that innovation can... Westminster News
Additional Government Support for the Homeless 6th December 2022 John Redwood MP has received the letter below from Michael Gove MP the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. John says: "the Government... Local News
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
What the Autumn Statement means for you 22nd November 2023 What the Autumn Statement means for you… National News
We’re delivering on our five priorities 20th November 2023 INFLATION HALVED: PRIORITY DELIVERED. And we've cut the small boat crossings by 33%. National News
Rishi Sunak: One year of taking long-term decisions to deliver the change we need 25th October 2023 Find out about Rishi's first year delivering long-term solutions to secure a brighter future. National News
CPC23 Address from Rishi Sunak 4th October 2023 Long-term decisions for a brighter future: find out what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to wrap up Conservative Party Conference 2023 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Johnny Mercer 4th October 2023 Find out what Johnny Mercer, Minister of State and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said to CPC23 here. National News