Kemi Badenoch Wins Leader Election Saturday, 2 November, 2024 Kemi Badenoch was unveiled as the new Conservative leader this morning on a historic day for the party. In the tightest Conservative leadership race since the modern system was introduced, it was Kemi Badenoch who did enough. Having woken up as shadow housing secretary, she was declared the new Tory leader by lunchtime. Badenoch won 53,806 votes from the Tory faithful (56.5 per cent), while... Articles
Winter Economy Plan 25th September 2020 Yesterday th e Chancellor announced our Winter Economy Plan , the next phase of our planned economic response to Coronavirus which will help to protect jobs and... Westminster News
Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus 22nd September 2020 Please see the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus. Mr Speaker, with your permission, I will make a statement on... Westminster News
ECC News Release: Further High Court Ruling on Essex Waste Facility 14th September 2020 Further High Court Ruling on Essex Waste Facility A further judgment has today been handed down in the High Court by Mr Justice Pepperall in relation to the... Local News
Government Update 20th August 2020 Remember to make space and follow the rules on social distancing, wherever you are. Today students will receive their final GCSE results based on teacher... Westminster News
The Government's detailed plan for getting all of our children back to school 10th August 2020 It is a national priority to get all pupils back into school in September, as nothing will have a greater effect on the life chances of children and nothing is... Westminster News
Summer In Touch 2020 31st July 2020 Our latest digital edition of In Touch is available for download. Local News
Prime Minister's Special Brief: Wash your hands, cover your face, make space 31st July 2020 Wash your hands, cover your face, make space Good afternoon, Two weeks ago, I updated you from this podium on the progress we had made as a country against... Westminster News
Special Brief: A pay rise for almost 900,000 public sector workers 21st July 2020 Special Brief: A pay rise for almost 900,000 public sector workers Recent months have underlined what we always knew – that our public sector workers make a... Westminster 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
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News