We don't want a Tourist Tax Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 At Wednesday’s Ipswich Borough Council meeting, Conservative Councillor Edward Phillips is putting forward a proposal to rule out any tourist or visitor tax to be imposed on Ipswich. Starmer’s government has recently said that Mayors of Strategic Authorities will be permitted to levy a tax on overnight visitors, introducing a new Tourist Tax despite previous assurances that no such policy was... Local News
Holywells Conservatives host public bus meeting 7th October 2016 On Thursday the 6th of October, Holywells Conservatives hosted a public meeting with Ipswich Buses regarding the reintroduction of the No. 6 Bus. Councillor Liz... Local News
What New Rail Means For Us 22nd September 2016 Ben promised in his previous article to talk about what precisely the new rail franchise means for us in Ipswich. He writes: "Please don’t groan if you’re not... Local News
How We Won Better Rail 14th September 2016 The announcement of the new franchise a few weeks ago felt like a very, very early Christmas present. It is hard to overstate the importance of this decision... Local News
New Rail Franchise Brings £1.4 Billion Investment 17th August 2016 Last week the government announced Abellio Greater Anglia will hold the Eastern Rail Franchise. After a tough bidding process, Abellio Greater Anglia have... Local News
Upper Orwell Crossing - Public Consultation Survey 20th July 2016 The Upper Orwell Crossings - formerly Wet Dock Crossing - has entered public consultation. Please follow the link to have your say. Local News
Ipswich Conservatives pay tribute to David Cameron 12th July 2016 Farewell to David Cameron and welcome to Theresa May. Westminster News
David Cameron Response 25th June 2016 David Cameron's response to the referendum result is reproduced below. Westminster News
Secretary of State Rejects Labour’s Ravenswood Council House Project 19th June 2016 The Communities Secretary Greg Clark has turned down Ipswich Borough Council’s plan to build 94 council owned dwellings at Ravenswood. Local News
Condolences to the family of Jo Cox 16th June 2016 Ipswich Conservative Association offers its c ondolences to the family of Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley in West Yorkshire, after an horrific attack caused her to... Westminster News
Only the Conservatives can be trusted to deliver jobs 12th November 2019 Since we came into office, we have fixed Labour’s mess and broken employment records.The number of people in full-time jobs is at a record high; we’ve taken the... National News
10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 12th November 2019 A Corbyn government means wasteful spending that would wreck the economy and dangerous plans to seize control of private businesses – at huge expense to the... National News
Workers to lose a month’s wages in higher taxes to pay for Corbyn’s reckless spending plans 12th November 2019 New research reveals that Labour’s reckless spending plans could hand an additional £2,400 bill to every taxpayer every year if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party can't be trusted on national security 11th November 2019 Just like they haven’t been able to decide on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party can’t be trusted not to dither on fundamental matters of national security... National News
Our plan to support the Armed Forces that keep our nation safe 11th November 2019 The Conservative Party today renews its commitment to the Armed Forces with a bold package of measures to support military personnel, veterans and their... National News
Labour's reckless spending revealed: The £1.2 trillion cost of Corbyn 10th November 2019 The Conservatives can today reveal the true cost of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party – the figures that John McDonnell did not want people to see. National News
