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
General Election Speech in Full 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak's speech in full as the Prime Minister announces a General Election in July National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
Prime Minister: Calling the General Election for 4th July 2024 22nd May 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation to call the General Election for 4th July 2024. Read his speech here. National News
Celebrating International Women’s Day 8th March 2024 Find out what we're doing to support our fabulous women on International Women's Day here. National News
We’re tackling unfairness in Child Benefit 7th March 2024 Find out how the Conservatives are supporting families here. National News
Spring Budget 2024 rundown 6th March 2024 Find out how we're growing the economy, with inflation down, wages rising and National Insurance cut from 12% to 8%… National News
