Merry Christmas Wednesday, 24 December, 2025 Ipswich Conservative Association would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. We shall be back campaigning in January, whether it be for County or Borough elections as yet to be confirmed. Thanks to all our members, supporters, friends, volunteers and residents of Ipswich who have been with us this year. Local News
Broomhill Lido Funding Boost 14th January 2024 Broomhill swimming pool should be able to re-open in 2 years in the summer of 2026, many years after it had to close in the early 2000s. The £10m project to... Local News
Merry Christmas 2023 23rd December 2023 We would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Officers of the Association and our MP, Tom Hunt, to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a healthy... Local News
Remembrance and Armistice Commemorations 11th November 2023 On Friday, Tom had the honour of laying two wreaths at the World War One and World War Two cemeteries in Town. Tom says "Ipswich Primary school children were be... Local News
Tom welcomes Novotel to return to its proper use 24th October 2023 The Government has announced that hotels across the country currently used for asylum-applicants, are to return to their normal commercial purposes. Tom Hunt MP... Local News
Tom calls for substantial cuts to immigration 13th July 2023 Tom has published an extensive report supported by over 20 fellow Conservative MPs calling for substantial cuts to net migration. The report outlines 12... Local News
Town centre litter pick 23rd June 2023 Residents often comment to us about the amount of litter across the town centre. The council's cleansing team do a pretty good job of clearing most of the... Local News
Castle Hill Cllrs aim to tackle cigarette litter with a Ballot Box Cigarette Bin 18th June 2023 A new Ballot Box Cigarette Bin has been installed at the Meredith Road shopping parade. Castle Hill Councillors hope that this quirky ballot bin will encourage... Local News
Tom's reflections on the local elections 13th May 2023 Clearly last week’s local election results were challenging for the Conservative Party at a national level, writes Tom Hunt, Conservative MP for Ipswich. In... Local News
Local election results 7th May 2023 Congratulations to Richard Pope and Erion Xhaferaj who were re-elected to Bixley and Castle Hill Wards respectively, and also to Nathan Wilson who won in Stoke... Local News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News