Conservatives - Economic Update – indisputable facts. Sunday, 25 February, 2024 Conservatives - Economic Update – indisputable facts. Like every country, the UK economy has faced its challenges following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. That is why over the past year we have been working on our five priorities, to: halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists, and stop the boats. A year later, there has been some good progress. Inflation has fallen... Westminster News
Labour's Blue Bin Muddle 27th July 2020 Labour have spent £1.5m introducing new blue bins to increase recycling rates by reducing confusion. However, they have increased confusion by delivering bins... Local News
Unnecessary Rule Hinders Residents Complaining About Councillors 23rd July 2020 By Mark Russell The Standards Committee should play a key role in ensuring that Councillors are held to the high standards expected of those in elected office... Opinions
Baffling Praise for 'Exemplar' Councillors 22nd July 2020 At the Standards Committee meeting on 20th July, there was some baffling praise for Councillors. Toward the end of the meeting, one of the participants said:... Local News
Leader of Council Pledges No Borough-Wide Lockdown 18th July 2020 Leader of the Council Mohammed Khan has pledged to avoid a Borough-wide lockdown if further measures are necessary to bring the spread of Covid-19 under control... Local News
Labour U-Turn on Newfield ASD Overspend 17th July 2020 Cllr Vicky McGurk has made an embarrassing U-turn on her explanations about Labour’s overspending on the Newfield ASD project. A report by Labour’s Exec Member... Local News
Huge Govt Support for Blackburn with Darwen Revealed 11th July 2020 Government support made available to residents of BwD via the Council or to the Council itself to help deal with Covid-19 is a huge £79.732m. The figures were... Local News
Council Acknowledges Error Over Newfield ASD Overspend 10th July 2020 The Council have acknowledged errors in its budgeting after forgetting to include demolition costs in the budget for a building project. A report by Labour’s... Local News
Blackburn Bus Station £3.6m Over Budget 10th July 2020 Blackburn bus station actually cost £8.3m, not the £5m that had been thought. This is £3.6m more than the original £4.7m budget. Labour’s Exec Member for... Local News
Blackburn's New £5m Bus Station Could Be Subsiding 21st May 2020 There are fears that Blackburn's new £5m bus station could be subsiding after a large crack appeared in its floor. The appearance of the large crack, along with... Local News
Kemi gives Keynote Defence Speech 11th April 2026 We must force the government to confront reality National News
Starmer caves on Chagos Surrender Deal 10th April 2026 After months of campaigning, Conservatives help force U-turn on Starmer’s Chagos deal National News
New Conservative Broadcast: Cut Britain's Bills 8th April 2026 In our latest Party Election Broadcast Kemi outlines how to cut Britain's bills... National News
Grooming Gangs Inquiry Strengthened 1st April 2026 Working together, we have once again forced the government to change course and putting victims first. National News
Conservatives Publish “Get Britain Drilling” Bill 31st March 2026 In the middle of an energy crisis drilling our own oil is about energy, financial and national security. National News
Labour block North Sea Oil Drilling 26th March 2026 Because of Ed Miliband Britain is poorer and thousands of jobs are being lost. National News
