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 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