York Conservatives mark 50th Anniversary of Margaret Thatcher becoming Leader of the Conservative Party Tuesday, 11 February, 2025 Fifty years after Margaret Thatcher was elected Leader of the Conservative Party, Conservatives from across York and North Yorkshire have come together to reflect on her transformative legacy and the profound impact she had on Britain’s economy during the 1980s and ‘90s. When Margaret Thatcher became Conservative Leader in 1975, the UK faced daunting economic challenges: interest rates above 10%... Articles
Empty Homes Brought Back into Use through New Partnership 1st December 2016 A new partnership designed to bring houses empty for six months or more back into use is encouraging local property owners to get in touch for free information... Local News
Congratulations to Graduates and Award Winners 25th November 2016 Congratulations to Graduates and Award Winners At York's Sixth Annual Apprenticeship Graduation and Awards Ceremony On 24 November over 300 friends, family and... Local News
York Conservatives welcome Chancellor’s ‘sensible’ Autumn Statement 24th November 2016 City of York Council's Conservative group have welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s pledge to commit £23 billion to a national productivity investment fund to... Westminster News
York Outer MP Responds to Autumn Statement as ‘Serious Plan for Whole-Country Growth’ 23rd November 2016 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has responded to the Government’s Autumn Statement presented today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip... Local News
Julian Sturdy MP encourages people in York Outer to ‘Stay Well This Winter’ 23rd November 2016 York Outer MP Julian Sturdy is today urging local people to get their flu jab and find out more about how they can stay well this winter. Mr Sturdy said, “Flu... Local News
Cllr Ian Gillies letter to the Press responding to the Autumn Statement 21st November 2016 The chancellor’s interviews prior to his Autumn Statement on Wednesday have highlighted his intention to allocate £1.3billion to address road congestion issues... Local News
York Conservatives respond to the publication of Humber Coast and Vale Sustainability and Transformation Plan 21st November 2016 Strensall ward Councillor and Chair of City of York Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee has made the following statement to coincide with the publication today... Local News
Next week’s Executive could further progress York Central access plans 17th November 2016 A proposal to join the West Yorkshire Transport Fund will go before the Executive at its Thursday 24 November meeting, which if approved would deliver over £72m... Local News
Councillor writes of dismay over lack of notice for ward closure 14th November 2016 Cllr. Paul Doughty, Conservative councillor for Strensall Ward and chair of the council’s Health Scrutiny Committee, has written today to the Chief Executive of... Local News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
We’re injecting £1.8 billion more into our hospitals 5th August 2019 As part the Conservatives’ healthcare policy commitment to strengthening our NHS, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £1.8 billion cash injection to... National News