Liz Harsant receives Suffolk Medal Tuesday, 23 June, 2026 Former County and Borough Councillor, Liz Harsant, received a Suffolk Medal on Sunday as part of the Suffolk Day awards at Bury St Edmunds, in honour of her over 20 years of public service to the Ipswich and Suffolk commnity in her roles as councillor, County Chairman, and many other voluntary and charity roles. Ipswich Conservative Association members were in attendance at the event, and we... Local News
Labour's shocking failures in our town centre 24th March 2019 The Labour Council have just announced they are to spend nine months refurbishing the old Post Office building on the Cornhill, which has stood empty for four... Local News
Prime Minister's Statement on Brexit 20th March 2019 Nearly three years have passed since the public voted to leave the European Union. It was the biggest democratic exercise in our country’s history. I came to... Westminster News
Statement on Brexit by Tom 14th March 2019 Clearly the situation in Parliament at the moment is incredibly frustrating. There was a clear vote to leave the EU in the referendum and a clear deadline to... Local News
Our response to Labour's Budget 11th March 2019 The following speech was made by Cllr Eddy Phillips, Shadow Finance Portfolio Holder & Deputy Group Leader of IBC Conservative Group, on 27 February 2019. Yet... Local News
Liz on Radio Suffolk Monday at 7pm 10th March 2019 Hear Cllr Liz Harsant on BBC Radio Suffolk on Monday from 7pm. Local News
Congratulations to our Mastermind 8th March 2019 Local Conservative Member Elizabeth was on BBC2's Mastermind programme today (Friday). Congratulations for coming joint second on 18 points ! Local News
County council announces timescale to progress the Ipswich Northern Route project 27th February 2019 Leader of Suffolk County Council, Matthew Hicks has outlined the timescale for the next steps in producing the Strategic Outline Business Case which will... Local News
Corbyn backing second referendum - by Tom 25th February 2019 By backing a second referendum on our membership of the EU, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has made it crystal clear that the Labour Party do not respect the vote... Local News
Understanding Crime - by Tom 19th February 2019 Last week I visited several areas of Ipswich that have witnessed significant levels of crime related activity over the past few years. I wanted to learn more... Opinions
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
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News