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
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News