Conservatives criticise Labour and Lib Dem Ring Road Failures Friday, 17 January, 2025 York’s Conservative councillors have criticised the ongoing failure of the current Labour and previous Lib Dem administration’s to dual the ring road. Last year planning permission was given to dual 4.6 miles of the A1237 and improve roundabouts but it now looks likely that Labour will remove funding for part of the ring road and divert £5 million towards the Station Gateway. Cllr Martin Rowley... Local News
Happy Yorkshire Day! 1st August 2019 Happy Yorkshire Day! Falling on the anniversary date of the emancipation of slaves and having origins as a protest to local government re-organisation in the... Local News
Cllr Martin Rowley Applauds New Office for Veterans’ Affairs 29th July 2019 Boris Johnson has today announced a newly created Office for Veterans’ Affairs that will work with departments to coordinate and drive government policy on... Westminster News
York Conservatives Welcome Boris Johnson as Prime Minister 26th July 2019 York Conservatives have welcomed Boris Johnson as the new Leader of the Conservative & Unionist Party and Prime Minister of Great Britain & Northern Ireland... Westminster News
Cllr Martin Rowley Makes His Maiden Council Speech 23rd July 2019 Last week, Martin Rowley, the new Conservative Councillor for Osbaldwick and Derwent, made his maiden speech at Full Council. Touching on his ambitions to make... Local NewsSpeeches
Julian Sturdy MP Raises York Youth Mental Health Services in Parliament 20th July 2019 This week, Julian spoke about the importance of keeping waiting times for York’s youth mental health services under control in a parliamentary debate in... Speeches in Parliament
Julian Sturdy MP Welcomes Decision to Refuse the Moor Lane Application at Askham Bog 16th July 2019 Julian Sturdy, the Member of Parliament for York Outer, has welcomed the decision by the Planning Committee to refuse the application on the land south of Moor... Local News
York Outer MP Meets Minister for Children and Families to Highlight SEN Pressures in York 9th July 2019 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has met with the Minister for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi MP, to press him on the need for changes... Westminster News
York Outer MP urges Prime Minister to support making progress on Yorkshire devolution 26th June 2019 Today, Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, pressed Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions on the progress of devolution for Yorkshire... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Julian Sturdy MP Welcomes Government Decision To Allow York Central Application To Progress 19th June 2019 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has today received confirmation from Kit Malthouse MP, the Housing Minister, that the Government will not... Local News
10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 12th November 2019 A Corbyn government means wasteful spending that would wreck the economy and dangerous plans to seize control of private businesses – at huge expense to the... National News
Workers to lose a month’s wages in higher taxes to pay for Corbyn’s reckless spending plans 12th November 2019 New research reveals that Labour’s reckless spending plans could hand an additional £2,400 bill to every taxpayer every year if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party can't be trusted on national security 11th November 2019 Just like they haven’t been able to decide on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party can’t be trusted not to dither on fundamental matters of national security... National News
Our plan to support the Armed Forces that keep our nation safe 11th November 2019 The Conservative Party today renews its commitment to the Armed Forces with a bold package of measures to support military personnel, veterans and their... National News
Labour's reckless spending revealed: The £1.2 trillion cost of Corbyn 10th November 2019 The Conservatives can today reveal the true cost of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party – the figures that John McDonnell did not want people to see. National News
Train travel savings for Veterans with new Railcard 9th November 2019 Armed Forces veterans will qualify for a new Railcard giving a third off the cost of train travel under a majority Conservative government, Transport Secretary... National News
