Labour Council shares Labour MP Political Social Media in breach of LGA 1986 Monday, 27 October, 2025 Statement from the Ipswich Conservative Group Following an email sent by the Ipswich Conservative Group to senior officers at Ipswich Borough Council, we can confirm that the Council has now deleted posts from its official Facebook and Instagram accounts which shared political content from Labour MP Jack Abbott. The posts clearly breached Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1986, which prohibits... Local News
Why we need the Internal Markets Bill 16th September 2020 Tom's comments on the Internal Market Bill and why this needs to be approved. This includes the safety net the Prime Minister has set out which would give us... Local News
BBC U-Turns on Last Night of the Proms 2nd September 2020 Under intense pressure from Conservative MPs including Tom Hunt, the BBC has performed a double U-Turn and will now permit the singing of Land of Hope and Glory... Local News
Conservatives Supporting Ipswich People 10th August 2020 Many more challenges ahead but Ipswich Conservatives and our MP Tom Hunt are very pleased that so far tens of thousands of our fellow residents have been... Local News
David Hale 23rd July 2020 We are sorry and sad to advise that former Conservative councillor and past Mayor, David Hale has passed away after a short illness. He represented Holywells... Local News
Tom's 1st 6 months as MP 21st July 2020 It's been over six months since I became your Member of Parliament. I love my constituency and I am working hard for Ipswich. I made this video to tell you all... Local News
The Neo Marxism behind "Black Live Matters" by Tom 19th July 2020 Tom says "I don’t think there were any decent-minded folk who weren’t shaken by the footage of the death of George Floyd on May 25. Understandably, a great many... Local News
Tom's weekly Star Column about Hospital Services 26th June 2020 You won't be surprised to know that bearing in mind my activities this week with the joint letter and my interventions in the Commons I have decided to write... Local News
Ipswich Museum Online Survey 22nd June 2020 Last year Ipswich Borough Council was awarded a sum of money from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop plans for the redevelopment of the Museum in High Street... Local News
Tom on statues and culture 22nd June 2020 I have written in my column this week about debate over our statues and other cultural expressions. I share the anger at the death of George Floyd and the... Local News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News