The future of the South Midlands - An open letter to the Prime Minister Monday, 31 August, 2026 Dear Prime Minister, The future of the South Midlands - An open letter on devolution and the case for six I am writing to you not simply as Leader of the Opposition on Milton Keynes City Council, but as someone who believes very strongly in the economic potential of the region I represent. Prime Minister, you spent nearly a decade as Mayor of Greater Manchester demonstrating what can happen when a... Local News
Council Tax Up. Services Down. Conservatives Vote Against Budget 19th February 2026 Conservative Councillors have voted against Labour’s 2026/27 budget, describing it as a plan that asks residents to “pay more and accept less.” Local News
Local City Councillor and Chair of Governors at a city primary school Calls on Government to Offer Free Flu Jabs (offered on school sites) for Teachers and other School-based Staff – of any age 9th February 2026 MK city councillor, Cllr David Hopkins is calling for the government to offer on-site, free flu jabs in the autumn to all school-based staff, teachers and... Local News
Wolverton Agora: £10 Million of Taxpayers Money Already Spent, with Just Rubble to Show For It 2nd February 2026 Councillor Shazna Muzammil-Cook has criticised the latest update on the long-promised regeneration of Wolverton’s Agora site, after new cabinet papers confirmed... Local News
Milton Keynes New Local Plan Proposes a Massive Expansion of Warehousing Facilities across MK but Fails to Include Any Site(s) for Any Associated HGV Parking. 29th January 2026 Milton Keynes City Councillor David Hopkins is calling for a serious omission from the current local plan proposal (MK2050) to be corrected. Namely, for the... Local News
Milton Keynes Stands Proud with Our Armed Forces 20th January 2026 Local councillors Shazna Muzammil and Keith McLean joined residents and community partners at an Army Engagement Day last week Local News
Postal Delivery Services in Parts of MK Appear to be in Disarray 14th January 2026 Danesborough & Walton ward councillor and Woburn Sands Mayor, Cllr David Hopkins, is receiving an increasing number of reports from local residents complaining... Local News
Statement by Milton Keynes Conservatives on Standards Committee Representation 12th January 2026 Following the resignation of Cllr Peter Geary, as Vice Chair of the Standards Committee, a decision we respect and stand by, the Conservative Group has... Local News
Milton Keynes’ Labour MPs Vote to Hike Taxes for Milton Keynes’ Working Families 5th December 2025 Milton Keynes’s Labour MPs voted yesterday to break their manifesto pledge by introducing a series of tax rises from last week’s Budget that will hit working... Local News
'Devastating Blow for our Hard Working Residents’ say Conservative Councillors following Labour’s Budget 27th November 2025 Conservative Councillors have slammed the budget announcement by the Chancellor, deeming it a ‘devastating blow for working people’ with £26 billion of tax... Local News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
