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
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
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
