STOP LABOUR'S BUS FARE HIKE Monday, 18 November, 2024 In Government we took measures to make getting around cheaper, quicker and more reliable. One of our main policies was the £2 bus fare cap which applies to 1,081 routes in the Eastern Region. In just over two years this cap has: Made it cheaper for people to commute, helping workers Made it cheaper to go into town centres at the weekend, helping businesses. Maintained demand on rural routes... Articles
Family Farm Tax Petition 18th November 2024 Labour have betrayed farmers and introduced a Family Farm Tax. Removing inheritance tax relief for family farms will make it harder for farmers to pass their... Articles
Cllr Roger Mannion 1944-2024 15th November 2024 Following the sad news that Roger Mannion, Colchester City Councillor for Tiptree, has passed away following a long illness, I wish to pay tribute to Roger... Articles
Winter Fuel Petition 20th September 2024 Rachel Reeves has cut the Winter Fuel Payment for 10 million pensioners, abandoning Labour’s election pledge within weeks of entering government. The Chancellor... Articles
NEWLAND STREET PARKING CHARGES 9th February 2024 Car parking charges along Newland Street is a ‘non-starter’ and must be stopped, demand Witham's Conservative councillors. On 1st February 2024, the North Essex... Local News
January Highways Update 5th February 2024 The highways teams to be busy fixing our roads and pavements. As well as doing seasonal work around flooding and the winter service. Pothole Repairs From 22nd –... Local News
Braintree District Conservatives launch Manifesto for 2023 Braintree District Council Elections 3rd April 2023 ‘A record of action, a promise of more’ is the focus of the Braintree District Council Conservative Group manifesto, as they launched their campaign on Saturday... Local News
Priti re-adopted for next General Election campaign 11th March 2023 Priti Patel MP has been unanimously readopted by local Conservative Party members to stand as their candidate at the next General Election. Since 2010 Priti has... Local News
Have Your Say 2023 24th February 2023 We want to hear your views on how our local area can be improved and what the Conservative Governmentʼs priorities should be at a national level. With the... Local 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
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss 19th March 2022 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what she said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Home Secretary Priti Patel 19th March 2022 Home Secretary Priti Patel addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what she said here. National News
