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
GREAT NEWS FOR THE ECONOMY WITH THE CONSERVATIVES 5th February 2015 Ben Gummer and his colleagues in government are enabling the UK economy to steam ahead. All the major sectors of the UK economy are picking up in growth... Local News
GREAT NEWS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CONSERVATIVES 22nd January 2015 Ben Gummer and the Conservatives in Government are delivering jobs and lots of them- Local News
ENERGY PRICE CUTS LIKELY -BUT ONLY IF YOU VOTE CONSERVATIVE… 12th January 2015 The Conservatives have frozen vehicle fuel duty since 2011 saving average car drivers over £650 per year. Without the stranglehold of the threat of state... Local News
Northern Fringe Development - Queues likely 3rd January 2015 Journey times in north Ipswich will rise by up to 15 minutes per journey because of the Northern Fringe Development. Local News
Everyone must get great childcare- not just the well-off 15th December 2014 Read Ben's recent Ipswich Star column here. Local News
CONGRATULATIONS 18th September 2014 Congratulations to Ben and Sarah Gummer on the safe arrival of their baby boy. Local News
HOLDING IPSWICH LABOUR TO ACCOUNT 8th August 2014 Conservative leader Nadia Cenci had called in a decision taken by the council’s Executive, to buy a property in Argyle Street and let it to the Bangladeshi... Local News
GOOD NEWS FOR HARD WORKING PEOPLE IN IPSWICH 23rd June 2014 GOOD NEWS FOR HARD WORKING PEOPLE IN IPSWICH With the UK economy on a strong road of recovery, all the statistics about UK plc are on a positive trajectory. Local News
Message from Eddy Phillips 28th May 2014 As the new Conservative Councillor for Bixley Ward in Ipswich, I wish to thank the 1141 people of this ward for electing me in the Ipswich Borough Elections... Local News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
