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
Tom's letter in response to current MP's column on northern bypass 6th September 2019 I write in response to the local Labour MP's weekly column published last Friday about the northern bypass. I'm glad that my questioning regarding his... Local News
Conservatives give £25m for Ipswich Town Centre from New Towns Fund 6th September 2019 The 100 places invited to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million-pound Town Deals have been announced by the Government, and Ipswich is one of... Local News
Tom's statement on latest developments 4th September 2019 Tom Hunt says "Very disappointed that last night 328 MPs decided to vote against the Prime Minister and destroy our country's negotiating position with the EU... Local News
Corbyn’s Surrender Bill 3rd September 2019 58% of the people of Ipswich voted for Brexit. We have spoken to thousands of people in Ipswich who want Brexit delivered, but the Labour MP for Ipswich does... Local News
Tom's statement on Parliament progogation 28th August 2019 We’re going to bring forward a fresh domestic agenda for MPs’ approval, with a Queen’s Speech on 14th October. This means the current session of Parliament (the... Local News
A TOUGHER SENTENCING REGIME NEEDS TO BE AT THE HEART OF ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE CRIME 18th August 2019 Since I was selected last autumn I have made tackling crime and anti-social a key priority of mine, says Tom Hunt. I have met with the Chief Constable, the... Local News
Brexit Secretary signs order to scrap 1972 Brussels Act - ending all EU law in the UK 18th August 2019 We are leaving the EU on October 31st. The signing of this document means we will take back control of our laws on Brexit day. The 1972 Act is the act that... Local News
Tom chats with Tim Passmore 15th August 2019 Tom's recent discussion with the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, Tim Passmore, can be viewed here. Local News
Tom's NHS Survey 3rd August 2019 As many of you will know I've been carrying out an NHS survey across the Town over the past few months. I'm currently looking through the results. There are... Local News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News