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
McBride reacts to DVA decision 13th March 2014 NI Conservatives’ environment spokesman, Brian McBride, has expressed regret after it was announced that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will... Local News
Haass should stop championing dead document - Ringland 12th March 2014 Former US diplomat, Richard Haass, should recognise that talks he chaired in Northern Ireland “failed to resolve the issues at hand” and “stop championing a... Local News
Welfare reform needed to tackle benefit fraud 11th March 2014 Housing fraud is “an attack on people who haven’t got homes”, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston. Local News
Recognise Gallagher's gold medal achievement - Leeman 10th March 2014 North Down Borough Council should recognise the achievements of local skier, Kelly Gallagher, who won the UK’s first ever Paralympic gold medal on Monday... Local News
Brotherston meets minister about Somme Heritage Centre 10th March 2014 NI Conservatives’ representative, Mark Brotherston, hosted Northern Ireland Office minister of state, Andrew Robathan MP, in Bangor last Friday, before the... Local News
Letter bombs deplorable - Brotherston 7th March 2014 The people who sent two letter bombs addressed to Maghaberry Prison are, “absolute idiots who could have maimed or killed postal workers or someone else.” Local News
Labour Party treats Northern Irish people like second class citizens - Ringland 5th March 2014 The Labour Party treats people in Northern Ireland “like second class citizens” and “shows no respect for its local members”, according to NI Conservatives’ co... Local News
Minister's schools plan enforces sectarianism 5th March 2014 The education minister’s plan to create a ‘non-selective grammar school’ in Craigavon is a “confused mish-mash, which enforces religious segregation in... Local News
'Grow up' Brotherston urges city councillors 4th March 2014 The council chamber of Northern Ireland’s capital city was turned into a “primary school playground”, after councillors clashed last night over a football scarf... Local News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
