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
O'Neill shows more complacency and arrogance about executive waste 8th November 2011 Harry Cullen, spokesman for the Northern Ireland Conservatives, has reacted with anger to the news that taxpayers could face a bill of £100 million thanks to EU... Local News
Armstrong congratulates new SDLP leader, despite inauspicious start on the economy 7th November 2011 Irwin Armstrong, chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, has warmly congratulated Alasdair McDonnell MP / MLA, on his success in the SDLP leadership... Local News
Could Alex be a future PM from Northern Ireland? 7th November 2011 A leading member of NI Conservative Future, the Northern Ireland Conservatives’ youth wing, has addressed the House of Commons from the Prime Minister’s... Local News
Wrightbus driving local economy and Boris to success 4th November 2011 Northern Ireland Conservatives’ Chairman and Ballymena businessman, Irwin Armstrong, has welcomed the Mayor of London , Boris Johnson, to the County Antrim town... Local News
Northern Ireland Water is an 'ongoing shambles' 4th November 2011 Bill McKendry, spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Conservatives, has criticised the “ongoing shambles” at Northern Ireland Water, as winter approaches Local News
First Minister's Damascene conversion to Conservative economics? 3rd November 2011 Irwin Armstrong, the Northern Ireland Conservatives’ chairman, has welcomed the First Minister’s “apparent conversion to the Conservative message on the economy... Local News
Special Advisers situation at Stormont 'an absolute scandal' 3rd November 2011 Irwin Armstrong, chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, has called the new procedure for vetting special advisers “a fudge” and insisted that the... Local News
Armstrong urges support for Poppy Appeal 31st October 2011 Chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, Irwin Armstrong, has expressed his support for this year’s Poppy Appeal and urged everyone to give generously. Local News
DUP changes its tune on health 31st October 2011 Harry Cullen, of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, has accused the DUP of “performing a remarkable and shameless about-turn”, since Edwin Poots became health... Local News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News