Local Elections on 7th May 2026 Tuesday, 14 April, 2026 The Ipswich Borough and Suffolk County County Elections are occurring soon. Please visit our Local Elections pages for full details. Pictured - launch of Suffolk Conservative Group Campaign. For full County Council details, click here and here on the Suffolk website. 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
Happy Birthday Your Royal Highness 10th June 2020 Many Congratulations to the Duke of Edinburgh on his 99th Birthday. We are proud of you Sir. Local News
Tom speaks on Sentencing Bill 6th June 2020 Tom Hunt, MP for Ipswich, made a speech during the third reading of the Sentencing Bill in which he called for criminal sentencing to be tougher, clearer, and... Local News
Tom raising funds for Age UK 20th May 2020 Tom says "My hair has become increasingly ridiculous over the past few weeks. The situation is unsustainable. Therefore I have decided to shave it off for a... Local News
Job Retention Scheme Extended 13th May 2020 The job retention scheme will be extended, for four months, until the end of October. By that point, we will have provided eight months of support to British... Local News
Home But Not Alone Service 8th May 2020 If you need urgent help You can call the Home, But Not Alone phoneline if you live in Suffolk and need urgent help during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic... Local News
Tom' Star Article, 1st May 2020 3rd May 2020 In my Ipswich Star column this week I've reiterated my disgust at the appeal verdict this week and have also spoken about activity on the Education Select... Local News
Cllr Ian Fisher welcomes extra £1.35 million for local council services in Ipswich 29th April 2020 The Government is providing an additional £1.6 billion to local authorities so they have the resources they need to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Ipswich... Local News
Ipswich Hospital Debts Written Off 13th April 2020 Tom says "I have been written to by the Health Secretary to inform me that just under £200 million will be written off Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals Trust... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
