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
Unions and SF in disarray over strikes - Brotherston 13th March 2015 The trade unions and Sinn Fein “need lessons in the basics of UK democracy”, on the evidence of today’s strikes, according to the Conservatives’ North Down PPC... Local News
Stranmillis site proposal welcomed 13th March 2015 The proposal from the Governing Body of Stranmillis University College to invite QUB and UU to relocate their teacher education programmes onto the Stranmillis... Local News
Executive challenged to back Tory strike plans 11th March 2015 Widespread strike action, planned for this Friday, is “grossly irresponsible” and demonstrates “the very worst of modern trade unionism”, according to the... Local News
Welfare reform is profoundly compassionate - Brotherston 11th March 2015 Talk of welfare reform being aimed at the vulnerable is ‘nonsense’, according to the Conservatives’ North Down PPC, Mark Brotherston. Mr Brotherston made his... Local News
Sinn Féin welfare decision an attack on jobs & livelihoods 9th March 2015 Sinn Féin’s decision to oppose the passage of the Welfare Reform Bill at Stormont is “irresponsible and inexplicable”, according to the Conservatives’ North... Local News
Tory chair extends condolences to Lord Molyneaux's family 9th March 2015 The NI Conservatives’ chairman, Harry Cullen, has extended his condolences to the family and friends of Lord Molyneaux, the former Ulster Unionist leader, who... Local News
Labour shows contempt for NI voters again 5th March 2015 A Conservative Westminster candidate has claimed that Labour has shown “the utmost contempt for voters in Northern Ireland and for its own members”, after the... Local News
Council poppy decision threatens 'Balkanised' Northern Ireland 4th March 2015 The decision of one of the new super councils to ban the sale of poppies on council premises is “antagonistic and wrong”, according to the Conservatives’ East... Local News
Kainos success emphasises importance of IT skills 26th February 2015 A jobs announcement by the IT company, Kainos, demonstrates the importance of “delivering first class coding and IT skills in Northern Ireland”, according to... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
