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
Brotherston calls for 'open minds' on fracking and other energy projects 24th January 2014 Northern Ireland needs a “common-sense approach” to driving down energy costs and we need to keep “open minds about how we get our energy”, according to NI... Local News
Wasteful Executive needs a change of culture - Brotherston 22nd January 2014 The Northern Ireland Executive is “festering in a culture of waste and inefficiency”, according to NI Conservatives spokesman, Mark Brotherston. Local News
Baggott deserves gratitude and backing - NI Tories 22nd January 2014 The Chief Constable of the PSNI, Matt Baggott, deserves gratitude for “doing a difficult job in the most trying circumstances”, according to NI Conservatives’... Local News
Sports Awards celebration of achievement should be replicated in permanent exhibition 21st January 2014 The Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards, which were held last night, are “a wonderful celebration of achievement and everything that is positive about Northern... Local News
Paisley's politics 'had a malign influence' - Ringland 21st January 2014 Ian Paisley’s current bitterness and anger about the end of his career are “rather poignant”, but his politics had a “malign influence on Northern Ireland”... Local News
Ringland says Oxfam claims are 'misleading' 16th January 2014 Claims by the charity Oxfam, made as it launched a report into ‘austerity’ in Northern Ireland, were “unhelpful and misleading” according to NI Conservatives’... Local News
DoE using planning regulations to 'stifle enterprise' 15th January 2014 The Department of Environment at Stormont is using planning regulations to “stifle private enterprise”, according to NI Conservatives’ environment spokesman... Local News
Brotherston hails Belfast company's multi-million defence contract 15th January 2014 NI Conservatives’ Europe spokesman, Mark Brotherston, has praised the military equipment company, Thales UK, for winning a landmark contract, worth more than... Local News
Auditor General's PFI report shows 'slap-dash' approach to Executive borrowing 14th January 2014 The Northern Ireland Executive has a “typically slap-dash approach to its borrowing commitments”, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, mark Brotherston. Local News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
