Unitarisation – what does this mean for Surrey? Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 What is it? England is one of the most centralised countries in the developed world, with many big decisions taken by the UK Parliament, rather than local leaders. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and London have had devolved authorities for some time, more recently followed by Manchester, West Midlands, and others. The new Labour Government want to simplify the Local Government system into... Local NewsMediaWestminster News
Kwasi Kwarteng re-elected with an increased majority 9th June 2017 9/6/2017 - Kwasi re-elected with an increased majority - 57.3% of the vote To see the formal result on the Spelthorne Borough Council website click here Local NewsWestminster News
Local Election Results May 2017 5th May 2017 Spelthorne Conservatives have won 6 of the 7 local seats on Surrey County Council - only losing Stanwell to Labour. They also won the by-election for a seat on... Local News
MP Kwasi Kwarteng opposed to 'aggressive plan' to develop Kempton Park Racecourse 30th January 2017 The Spelthorne MP has revealed he is opposed to plans to development Kempton Park Racecourse Local NewsMedia
Kempton Park Racecourse - Open letter from the Leader of Spelthorne Council 12th January 2017 Ian Harvey, Leader of Spelthorne Council - I was absolutely astonished to receive a letter from Curtain & Co, agents for Redrow, on Tuesday morning (10 January)... Local News
Heathrow announcement 29th October 2016 Spelthorne Borough Council has welcomed the Government's announcement that it has given the green light for a third runway to be built at Heathrow. Local NewsWestminster News
Open Letter to Redrow Homes regardinq proposed development at Kempton Park 18th April 2016 Open Letter to Redrow Homes regardinq proposed development at Kempton Park From the Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council and Sunbury ward Member, Cllr Ian... Local News
River Thames Scheme 31st July 2015 Find out how the River Thames Scheme is reducing flood risk for communities from Datchet to Teddington Local News
Spelthorne Council welcomes third runway recommendation 1st July 2015 Spelthorne Borough Council has welcomed the Airport Commission's report published today (1 July) which recommends to government that a third runway be built to... Local News
Council to help finance local businesses 24th March 2015 Spelthorne Borough Council and Funding Circle today announced the launch of the Local Business Lending Partnership. Spelthorne Borough Council and Funding... Local News
Kemi's First Speech of 2025: Rebuilding Trust 16th January 2025 Kemi Badenoch gave a speech on how she'll rebuild trust in the Conservative Party National News
Kemi's Speech to the IDU in Washington 9th December 2024 Kemi joined the Conservative movement in an unusual way - read her speech to find out more National News
Kemi’s speech about immigration 28th November 2024 Our country is a beacon of hope. But we can’t accommodate everyone. Read my speech about immigration here. National News
Kemi’s speech opposing the Family Farm Tax 26th November 2024 Read my speech: without farmers we have no future, no food, poor environment. So it’s critical we support you. National News
Kemi’s speech to the CBI 26th November 2024 Read my speech: we will learn from business about how to drive positive change for people in a time of major societal and technological change. National News
Why appease identity politics zealots? 29th October 2024 Why should my mixed-race children have to pick a side – just to satisfy the identity politics zealots tearing our society asunder? National News
