Ipswich Tory News Today

Tom Hunt’s claims about shop theft in the town he represents is dog whistle politics

Shayne Pooley says he was 'potentially too open-minded' about the invasion of Ukraine.

An investigation will take place into posts councillor Shayne Pooley made on social media.

An investigation will take place into posts councillor Shayne Pooley made on social media.

BBC News Published image copyrightNathan Wilson image captionNathan Wilson is one of the youngest people to be elected as a councillor in the 2021 local elections A teenage student is among the youngest winners of a seat in the current elections. Student Nathan Wilson, 18, defeated the Labour incumbent in his home ward - Chantry in Ipswich. His mother said he was once told by a teacher that he would not amount to very much. Mr Wilson said his first priorities would be to deal with "damaging" po...

Sarah Barber is a nurse and Labour councillor in Ipswich. - Credit: Gregg Brown An Ipswich Hospital nurse and former town mayor has been subjected to sustained online abuse after appearing in a Labour Party video calling for an NHS pay increase. Mrs Barber appeared in the video which criticised this weeks announcement that NHS workers are only being offered a 1% pay rise, despite the government originally budgeting for a 2.1% increase. Even though the video was clearly labelled as a Labour Part...

Sarah Barber is a nurse and Labour councillor in Ipswich. - Credit: Gregg Brown An Ipswich Hospital nurse and former town mayor has been subjected to sustained online abuse after appearing in a Labour Party video calling for an NHS pay increase. Mrs Barber appeared in the video which criticised this weeks announcement that NHS workers are only being offered a 1% pay rise, despite the government originally budgeting for a 2.1% increase. Even though the video was clearly labelled as a Labour Part...