Conservatives call for York pensioners to be protected Monday, 9 September, 2024 The lives of pensioners across York could be protected tomorrow, but only if a Government plan is defeated, local Conservatives have warned. They have called upon the city's Labour MPs - Rachael Maskell and Luke Charters - to vote against Keir Starmer's cruel proposals to cut Winter Fuel Payments for older people this year. Indeed, Ms Maskell has already said she believes pensioners could die this... Local News
Fresh Evidence Raises Fears for City Residents Safety as Conservatives Call for Suspension of Trial 11th September 2020 New evidence has emerged this week following a request by York Conservatives for assurances emergency service vehicles will not be impacted by the controversial... Local News
York Conservatives criticise Lib Dem self serving on devolution 31st August 2020 City of York Conservative Group has criticised the refusal of York’s Lib Dem group to sensibly consider options in the devolution process. This follows an... Local News
York Conservatives Welcome Eat Out to Help Out Scheme 4th August 2020 York Conservatives welcome the Eat Out To Help Out Scheme, which will give people in York up to 50 per cent off their bills in restaurants, cafes and pubs on... Local News
York Conservatives Welcome Abandonment of Failed Bishopthorpe Road Closure Scheme 31st July 2020 The York Conservative Group have welcomed the abandonment of the failed Bishopthorpe Road restrictions which they campaigned and petitioned against when... Local News
York Conservatives Welcome the Opportunities Devolution Offers York 28th July 2020 Recent weeks have seen Simon Clarke, Minister of State for Regional Growth, continue to make progress with devolution around the county and is vital York is not... Local News
York Council receive £11.87m from Conservative Government to meet Covid-19 Costs 22nd July 2020 City of York Council is being allocated £1.39 million, as its share of new £500 million funding from government to help local authorities cope with the... Local News
Conservatives react to shock cancelling of Call-in Meeting 11th July 2020 Last week an Executive Member in York's Lib Dem and Green coalition took a hugely controversial decision to spend £550,000 on improving the energy efficiency of... Local News
Conservatives urge rethink on plan to spend £550,000 improving just eight homes. 8th July 2020 York’s Conservative councillors Paul Doughty and Martin Rowley have called in for further consideration the decision of the Executive Member for Housing & Safer... Local News
York’s Conservatives urge against planned one way signalled traffic through Marble Arch 2nd July 2020 The City of York Conservative Group has said it opposes City of York Council’s plan to make Marble Arch one way to traffic at any one time with new traffic... Local 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
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News