Rachel Reeves - the worst Chancellor this country has ever had Monday, 1 December, 2025 Rachel Reeves will go down as the worst Chancellor this country has ever had. Her position is now untenable and she knows it. Last year, she launched the biggest tax raid in history then swore she wouldn’t be back for more. Today she’s broken that promise. Labour are hiking taxes again to pay for more welfare. And why? To keep their backbenchers quiet. The Government has lost what little... Articles
Competitiveness holds back job creation 14th August 2015 NI Conservatives economy spokesman Johnny Andrews welcomes the small fall in unemployment but says this small fall masks the continued high level of... Local News
Tories select Wilson for East Belfast 2nd July 2015 The Conservatives have selected Neil Wilson to contest next year’s Northern Ireland Assembly elections in East Belfast. Mr Wilson was the party’s Westminster... Local News
Executive is stalling the economy - Andrews 22nd June 2015 Northern Ireland’s economy is stalling because the Executive is “fostering uncertainty” by failing to implement welfare reform and agree a budget, according to... Local News
Northern Ireland at "the crossroads" economically - Tories 16th June 2015 The crisis over welfare reform and the budget has “left Northern Ireland at a crossroads, economically and politically”, according to Conservative Party... Local News
Civil servants job uncertainty 'shameful' 12th June 2015 More than 1,000 civil servants, due to take voluntary redundancy, are being put “in a shameful position” by the Stormont Executive, according to Conservative... Local News
College crèche decision 'stifles aspiration' 10th June 2015 The Conservatives’ spokesman for East Belfast, Neil Wilson, has asked why Belfast Met further education college is closing a crèche at its Castlereagh campus. Local News
Manton criticises 'scaremongering' about schools merger 5th June 2015 The Conservatives’ South Belfast spokesman, Ben Manton, has criticised “needless scaremongering” about the proposed merger of three primary schools. The... Local News
Conservative government great for Northern Ireland 3rd June 2015 The Conservative Party’s General Election victory is great news for the UK as a whole and it’s particularly good news for Northern Ireland. This part of the... Opinions
Welfare debacle shows opposition necessary at Stormont 28th May 2015 The crisis over welfare reform at Stormont has “proved beyond any shadow of doubt the need for an official opposition at the Assembly”, according to... 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