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
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
Sad News of Cllr John Pearson 17th May 2020 With a heavy heart, Blackburn Conservatives announce the passing of Councillor John Pearson,who passed away on Saturday following a very brief illness. John had... Local News
Travellers Ordered to Leave Pleasington Playing Fields 15th May 2020 A group of travellers who set up camp on Pleasington Playing Fields have been ordered to leave following complaints of ant-social behaviour. Livesey with... Local News
Sajid Javid’s Speech to Conservative Party Conference 5th October 2021 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, today spoke on the main stage of Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. National News
Taking the tough decisions to cut crime 5th October 2021 This Conservative Government is taking the tough decisions needed to cut crime and make our streets safer. National News
We will make sure every victim sees justice done 5th October 2021 Dominic Raab, the Justice Secretary and Deputy PM, reassured Conservative Party Conference 2021 that every victim of crime will see justice done. National News
Help build a better future | CPC21 Speeches 4th October 2021 Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, spoke today at Conservative Party Conference about how the Conservative Party will deliver on our plans build a better... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2021 has begun 3rd October 2021 #CPC21 has begun today – and now, we’re setting out our plan to Build Back Better and get on with the job. National News
The network of liberty 3rd October 2021 Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary, addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021 about how we will build a network of liberty across the globe. National News
