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
Budget opportunities not being grasped by lacklustre Executive 18th November 2014 The Executive cobbled together a last-minute, crisis budget, but the document doesn’t hide its inability to plan for the long-term or build a successful economy... Opinions
Tory slams DUP for closing Bangor Hospital services rather than tackling waste 11th November 2014 The proposed closure of services at Bangor Community Hospital “proves that the DUP is mismanaging the health department”, according to North Down Conservatives’... Local News
Tory hails firm's latest London bus order 6th November 2014 Local Conservative economy spokesman, Johnny Andrews, has described the news that Transport for London has ordered 200 new Routemaster buses from Ballymena firm... Local News
Inspection report shows Education Minister failing schools 6th November 2014 The Education minister has “let down pupils, parents and teachers in Northern Ireland and allowed our education system to stagnate”, according to NI... Local News
Orchestra's difficulties show 'warped priorities' of Culture Minister 5th November 2014 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston, has accused the culture minister of “seeming indifferent” to financial threats to the Ulster Orchestra. Local News
Cut bureaucracy not services, Conservative tells health minister 4th November 2014 The health minister is cutting front-line services in Northern Ireland because of a “fundamental failure to tackle bureaucracy and inefficiency in the NHS”... Local News
Budget deal welcome, but crisis exposed Executive's economic failures 30th October 2014 NI Conservatives’ economy spokesman, Johnny Andrews, has welcomed agreement on a draft budget at Stormont, but noted that the last minute nature of the deal... Local News
Let Northern Ireland fans attend game - Brotherston 29th October 2014 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston, has called upon UEFA to ensure that Northern Ireland football fans are admitted to the forthcoming European... Local News
Local Conservatives take part in talks process 29th October 2014 A delegation from the NI Conservatives met Minister of State, Andrew Murrison MP, as part of the all-party negotiations taking place at Stormont. Mark... Local News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News