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Press coverage
6th April 2010
All set for the General Election
East Anglian Daily Times
Political Parties across Suffolk are under starter's orders to wage war at the polls as Gordon Brown prepares to announce a May 6 General Election. In Ipswich, Conservative Party candidate Ben Gummer said: "People are angry with politicians, but they know it is vital to vote if they want a change of government". Read more »
6th April 2010
Ben among eight Ipswich MP hopefuls
Evening Star
At least eight candidates will be fighting the Ipswich constituency at the general election. With Gordon Brown having asked the Queen to dissolve Parliament for an election on May 6, the far-right British National Party has added its name to those standing in the town. Ben Gummer, Tory candidate, said: “I am very sad that the BNP will be spreading its lies and disinformation around Ipswich. I can understand the concerns that people have over immigration, but the BNP is playing on that for its own wrongful ends.” Read more »
6th April 2010
Battle to win 'threshold' seats in Suffolk
BBC News Website
uffolk includes two "threshold" seats - which are vital for the Tories to capture to gain a working majority in the House of Commons. The Conservatives need a 5.9% swing to take the county town of Ipswich for their candidate Ben Gummer to unseat Labour minister Chris Mole. Read more »
2nd April 2010
Dines: five go forth
East Anglian Daily Times
Conservative candidates in Suffolk Read more »
2nd April 2010
Dines: Vicky tells Ipswich how to find EU cash
East Anglian Daily Times
Vicky Ford, one of the East of England's Conservative Euro MPs, has been giving some advice to to Ipswich borough council on ways to attract European interest in cultural projects in the borough, especially those that increase appreciation of Ipswich's history. Read more »
31st March 2010
Politician's pledge on town hospital's future
East Anglian Daily Times
A top political figure has pleged to free Ipswich Hospital from central control and ensure it retains its vital services. Read more »
29th March 2010
Tory backing for hospital campaign
Evening Star
A TOP political figure has today pledged to free Ipswich Hospital from central control and ensure it retains its vital services. Andrew Lansley, shadow secretary of state for health, has penned a letter to Ipswich Tory MP hopeful Ben Gummer in which he launches Suffolk's controversial health debate to the forefront of the general election battle. Read more »
29th March 2010
Tories back hospital campaign
Evening Star
IPSWICH Hospital-based services today shot to centre stage in the looming general election battleground. Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has revealed a Tory administration would free the Heath Road hospital from the control of NHS bureaucrats - and allow it to retain its vital services. Read more »
29th March 2010
Evening Star: Health comes first
Evening Star
The Tories' decision to launch the Ipswich Hospital heathcare debate into their General Election battle is a welcome shot in the arm for our dogged campaign. Read more »
27th March 2010
£27m to ease congestion in Ipswich
Evening Star
A furious war of words broke out today over a £27million scheme to ease congestion in Ipswich town centre. Conservative candidate Ben Gummer was disappointed that the decision had only come now when the general election campaign is about to start. “If the decision had been taken a year ago, we could have started work by now and it wouldn't be threatened by spending cuts. This smacks of a political decision,” he said. Read more »
Recent engagements
Ben in the Pub
28th April 2010
Suffolk Business Exhibition Question Time
28th April 2010
Visit to Sprites Primary School
28th April 2010
Ben's blog
When Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman visited the Tree House Sure Start Centre today, she got rather more than she bargained for. I interrupted her walkabout to demand that she withdraw a series of smears and lies Labour have been spreading, suggesting that we will close Sure Start Centres and withdraw various benefits from OAPs.
Latest news
7th April 2010
Who are the Forgotten People?
We are! The 5 million self employed who have lost work, but don't appear on any statistics; the people disturbed by anti-social behaviour; teachers, who can no longer do their jobs properly because unruly children make their lives impossible; health professionals who have their budgets slashed while the PCT 'invests' more than £500,000 of our money in a car park! Patients who see services disintegrating at Ipswich Hospital, meaning they have to travel long distances for treatment; victims of serious crime, who see criminals released early, only to commit yet more crime.
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25th March 2010
Ipswich Conservatives Secure More Funding for Potholes Repair
Conservative Transport Porfolio Holder on Ipswich Borough Council, Cllr Tanya de Hoedt has secured additional funding to deal with the large number of potholes in Ipswich roads following the recent bad winter. She has negotiated with Suffolk County Council, the Highways Authority and obtained a one-off payment of £50,000 to fund dedicated teams to tackle the pothole problem as quickly as possible. This money is in addition to the extra £180,000 being provided by Conservatives at the County Council to help deal with repairs needed following the bad weather.
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