York Conservative Council Group Leader reacts to the new Prime Minister Monday, 20 July, 2026 Cllr Chris Steward said ‘Whilst I don’t believe a change of Prime Minister should necessitate a General Election when the Conservatives changed leader all key Labour people – especially Andy Burnham – were adamant that there should be one. There is therefore a huge stink of hypocrisy about Burnham’s arrival, in fact of record levels given he was not even an MP at the time of the General Election.... Local News
York Conservatives Welcome partial Labour U-Turn on Labour’s Family Farm Tax 23rd December 2025 The Conservative Group on York Council has welcomed news that the threshold for farmers having to pay Inheritance Tax will rise from £1 million to £2.5 million... Local News
York Conservatives select Emma Dolben for Heworth by-election 11th December 2025 York Conservative Association has announced its candidate for the Heworth by-election on 15th January 2026 will be 34 year old mum of three and SEND teaching... Local News
Conservatives Criticise Labour Garden Waste Tax hike 3rd December 2025 York’s Conservative Group has criticised another increase in Labour’s Green Bin Tax after the ruling party decided to increase the annual charge from £49 to £52... Local News
Is 90% of York’s Greenbelt under threat from Labour? 13th November 2025 York’s Conservative Group has called for urgent clarity on what City of York Council Planning Officers believe is the extent of the Labour government’s newly... Local News
Conservatives Ridicule Labour Councillors 'Virtue Signalling Student Politics' 12th November 2025 York’s Conservatives have criticised the Labour Group for their absurd stance at Full Council last week. Often Labour like to talk about things that the council... Local News
Conservatives condemn Labour blue badge Christmas market chaos 13th October 2025 York’s Conservative Group Leader has condemned the chaos in York Labour which has seen them announce a ban on disabled people accessing the city centre from... Local News
York Conservatives call for fewer councillors for York 29th September 2025 City of York Council is currently involved in discussions with the Boundary Commission about how many councillors should be elected in the 2027 Local Election... Local News
Cllr Steward's York Press column: We should focus on what we have in common, not what divides us 26th September 2025 It‘s hard to think when politics was more divided. We live in a world where ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ seems the norm whether Iran, China and North Korea... Local News
Conservatives call for improvements to York Planning Process 9th September 2025 York’s Conservative Group will use their motion at this month’s Full Council to call for a group to be set up to look at improvements to planning in York, with... Local News
Conservatives Call to Stop the Early Release Scheme 28th July 2026 Kemi challenges Andy Burnham to stop the early release of rapists, paedophiles, and other serious offenders National News
Kemi challenges new Prime Minister Andy Burnham 23rd July 2026 Andy Burnham needs to rule out tax rises to pay for his spending spree National News
Conservatives Launch Tax Free Reservists Scheme 14th July 2026 Our ambition is clear: to grow Britain's Armed Forces Reserves to 50,000, strengthening our security National News
Kemi responds to Nigel Farage's "resignation" 7th July 2026 Farage is feeling the pressure from his investigation and has now called a by election. National News
Kemi calls for MP's to focus on Defence 6th July 2026 Only the Conservatives have a clear plan to rebuild Britain’s defences. National News
Kemi's challenge to Andy Burnham 29th June 2026 We cannot let Labour make the same mistakes again. National News
