Suffolk Tory candidates unveil £66 million investment promises at election campaign launch in Bury St Edmunds Tuesday, 7 April, 2026 Suffolk's Tory candidates have launched their election campaign, setting out £66 million in investment promises. Dozens of prospective candidates launched the Conservative Party's campaign on Angel Hill, in Bury St Edmunds, earlier today ahead of the upcoming local elections on May 8. All of Suffolk County Council's seats, as well as a third of those at Ipswich Borough Council, will be up for... Local News
Tory MPs Priti Patel and James Cartlidge unite against “People’s Vote” 14th August 2018 James Cartlidge and Priti Patel are both opposed to a "People's Referendum" on the final Brexit deal. Two East Anglian Tory MPs – from opposite sides of the... Westminster News
Multi-million pound lift could boost rail link from Sudbury to Colchester 14th August 2018 James Cartlidge, Priti Patel and Jamie Burles at Marks Tey station where Greater Anglia wants to improve the passenger bridge. MPs and rail bosses have come... Local News
South Suffolk Taskforce Business Forum 7th August 2018 In the wake of the announcement that the Delphi plant in Sudbury would be closing, I convened the South Suffolk Taskforce to look at how we could make our local... Local News
It’s time to board the EEA lifeboat – and set sail towards a New Common Market 27th July 2018 My recent article for Conservative Home: It was barely a month ago, during the remaining stages of the Withdrawal Bill, that Brexiteer MPs lined up to oppose a... Articles
Sir David Attenborough backs Clare primary school plastic project 19th July 2018 Pupils in west Suffolk carrying out a project on the problem of plastic pollution received a letter from Sir David Attenborough supporting their efforts. The... Local News
Babergh hopes to increase local influence on new homes after showing housing land supply 12th July 2018 Babergh hopes to increase community influence over housing developments, after it showed sufficient housing land supply for the first time in over a year. The... Local News
MP voices 'hard Brexit' concerns as 500 jobs at Glemsford factory face uncertain future 12th July 2018 One of the biggest employers in south Suffolk says the continued lack of clarity around Brexit threatens its competitiveness, creating uncertainty around the... Local News
My statement on Chequers Agreement 11th July 2018 I have received a large amount of correspondence about the ‘Chequers Agreement’ on our proposed future relations with the EU. To be clear, the agreement is a... Articles
South Suffolk MP calls for protections against developers 'gaming the system' 9th July 2018 The MP for South Suffolk has called on the Government to protect districts against speculative development, as Babergh deals with the loss of its five-year land... Local News
