Conservatives hit out at City of York Council's exploding wage bill Saturday, 5 April, 2025 Recent information from the Taxpayer’s Alliance Town Hall Rich List has revealed that ten members of City of York Council staff are currently being paid over £100,000. The number of staff earning six figure salaries has doubled in the last year. This comes against a backdrop of dissatisfaction with council services and soaring council tax bills. The Taxpayer's Alliance Town Hall Rich List 2025... Local News
Conservatives call for York pensioners to be protected 9th 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... Local News
Action on HGVs in our villages 1st September 2024 Here in Bishopthorpe we know the weight restrictions on Appleton Road bridge have improved our lives with the reduction in HGV traffic. The bridge is in the... Local News
Conservatives join cross-party statement on countrywide disorder 9th August 2024 Leader of the Conservative Group on City of York Council Cllr Chris Steward has joined political leaders in York issuing a statement on the recent disorder that... Local News
Conservatives slam decision to scrap funding for Haxby Railway Station 30th July 2024 Conservative Group Leader Cllr Chris Steward has hit out at Labour's decision to scrap plans to reopen Haxby Railway Station and called out York Outer's Labour... Local News
Ellis Holden selected as Hull Road candidate 7th June 2024 Ellis Holden has been selected as the Conservative Candidate in the coming Hull Road by election, which will take place on 4th July, the same day as the General... Local News
Conservatives welcome Planning Permission for A1237 dualling 20th March 2024 Conservatives in York have welcomed last night’s decision of City of York Council Planning Committee to approve the A1237’s dualling from around 200 metres west... Local News
Free car parking for every town and city pledged by mayoral candidate Keane Duncan 19th March 2024 Free car parking will be offered to every town and city in York & North Yorkshire if Keane Duncan is elected as the region’s first mayor. In a key campaign... Local News
Guaranteed burglary response under Keane Duncan’s tough crime plan 14th March 2024 Mayoral candidate Keane Duncan said he will ensure North Yorkshire Police is “Britain’s toughest force on burglary” with a guaranteed response to every incident... Local News
Bishopthorpe Bridge Update 13th March 2024 At a Decision Session this morning, Pete Kilbane, City of York Council (CYC) Executive Member for Economy Transport, approved a plan to repair the Appleton Road... Local News
Conservative response to Labour's Emergency Budget 26th March 2025 Read Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride’s response to Labour’s Emergency Budget, explaining why we are in economic disarray National News
Kemi Launches our 2025 Local Elections Campaign 26th March 2025 At a speech in Buckinghamshire on March 20th Kemi Badenoch spoke about what's at stake in the local elections on May 1st National News
Kemi Launches the Policy Renewal Programme 18th March 2025 At a speech in London Kemi Badenoch launched the Policy Renewal Programme, the largest policy exercise in a generation National News
Kemi’s statement on Ukraine 3rd March 2025 Ukraine is fighting for the same freedom, democracy and sovereignty we enjoy in the UK – we must support them National News
Kemi’s speech on foreign policy 25th February 2025 Kemi's keynote speech on foreign policy National News
Kemi gives a speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference 18th February 2025 On Monday 17th February 2025 Kemi gave a speech outlining how important it is for the West to robustly defend its values National News
