Increasing defence spending is easy, decided how the fund it is the difficult bit. Friday, 21 February, 2025 Why should the American taxpayer subsidise the European one? This question encapsulates the current discussions on America's contribution to European defence. In Latvia in 2006, President George W. Bush said that he would: “…encourage our European partners to increase their defence investment in both NATO and E.U. operations.” President Barack Obama said in Brussels in 2014: “If we’ve got... Opinions
Alec welcomes tax cuts and investment 6th March 2024 Today, local MP, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, has supported the Chancellor's most recent budget, which contains tax cuts for working people and further support for... Local News
Alec recognises the UK's strong economic forecast 21st February 2024 Local Member of Parliament, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, has welcomed the release of recent figures which show that the government has met or exceeded its key economic... Local News
Alec welcomes support for farmers 20th February 2024 Today, local MP, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, has welcomed further Government support for British farmers. Speaking at the National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference, the... Local News
Alec welcomes redress for valproate and surgical mesh victims 8th February 2024 Yesterday, local MP, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, welcomed the release of the Hughes report, which identified how victims of sodium valproate and pelvic mesh implants... Local News
Post Office (Horizon System) Scandal 9th January 2024 Statement by Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP on 9 January 2024 I welcome commitments by Minsters this week to urgently investigate options to speed up appeals... Local News
Alec receives a knighthood for public service 2nd January 2024 HM King Charles III has conferred upon Alec Shelbrooke the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for public and political service... Local News
Alec welcomes support for kinship carers 15th December 2023 Earlier today, the government launched the first ever national kinship care strategy, 'Championing Kinship Care', as well as an additional £8.5 million for... Local News
Alec welcomes action to tackle fraud 30th November 2023 Today the Government announced a world-first agreement with eleven of the biggest tech companies - including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon - to tackle... Local News
Alec welcomes investment in UK economy 27th November 2023 Earlier today, the Prime Minister unveiled over £29 billion of new investment in the UK economy. This investment, which is triple the sum raised at the last... Local News
The Conservative Party's final Party Election Broadcast 29th April 2025 Want the best for your town? Watch our most recent Party Election Broadcast where Kemi explains how important the Local Elections on the 1st May are National 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
