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
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
