Labour's plans to remove power from local communities, create new quangos and increase taxes Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 This week, the Labour Government published their Devolution White Paper, alongside their National Planning Policy Framework changes last week, and an expected Local Government Finance Settlement shortly. Taken together, it is a mishmash of new tiers of government, new quangos and new taxes. It is a recipe for taking power away from local communities, and making local government less responsive to... Local News
Conservatives leave meeting, accusing council of gagging them over crucial Wealden Local Plan 8th February 2024 Conservative councillors walked out of a Wealden District Council meeting, accusing the authority of gagging their views over a controversial local plan which... Local News
Mims Davies MP welcomes £1.1million funding boost to Mid Sussex council’s budget 6th February 2024 Mid Sussex will receive £1.1million in extra funding next year as part of the Conservative Government’s £64.7billion Local Government Finance Settlement. The... Local News
Balanced budget for continued quality services across Conservative-led East Sussex 6th February 2024 Today [6 February], Conservative-run East Sussex County Council presented a balanced budget for the forthcoming financial year, promising to deliver £538... Local News
Mims Davies MP welcomes Minister for Rail to East Grinstead to talk trains and more 25th January 2024 Mims Davies, Conservative MP for Mid Sussex, welcomed the Minister for Rail to East Grinstead today. Mims Davies MP said of the meeting with Huw Merriman MP... Local News
Local input vital as West Sussex 2024/25 Budget plans progress 22nd January 2024 Conservative-led West Sussex County Council has thanked everyone who gave thier views on the Council Plan and proposals for the 2024/25 budget. The county... Local News
Wealden District's Green/Lib-Dem Alliance yields to calls from Conservatives for conflicted council Chairman to resign 5th January 2024 After substantial resistance, Wealden District Green/Lib Dem Alliance have finally yielded to calls from Conservative District Councillors for the council... Local News
Sussex welcomes over £120-million pledged for long-term plan to repair our roads 18th November 2023 East Grinstead and Uckfield Conservatives have welcomed news of £120-million of funding from the government, over the next eleven years, meaning thousands of... Local News
Mims Davies MP Meets new CEO of Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead 8th November 2023 Mims Davies, the local Conservative MP, was thrilled to meet with James Lowell (CEO) of the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at East Grinstead... Local News
New off-peak Thameslink rail service for East Grinstead from December welcomed by Conservative MP Mims Davies 1st November 2023 There are currently three Thameslink services from East Grinstead towards London in the morning on weekdays. From 10 December, a current service from Bedford to... Local News
I am Labour's worst nightmare 29th October 2024 Members want somebody who has conviction. They want someone who tells the truth and who champions and fights for conservative values. National News
Kemi’s Conference Speech 29th October 2024 Read my speech: For too long politicians have told the public what they wanted to hear and then done their own thing. Well, I say enough. National News
The Conservative Party Leadership contest 2024 3rd October 2024 A new Leader of the Party will be chosen by members National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
