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
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
