Key Policies

Dear Telford Resident,

As we get ever closer to the day that Britain will have its say on 13 years of Labour, I am keen to make sure that the people of Telford understand the steps a Conservative Government will take to get our country back on track. These include:

• Enable a two-year freeze on Council Tax
• More funding for the NHS and to continue the fight to save services at the PRH 
• Restoring the link between the state pension and earnings 
• Keeping free bus passes, free TV licences and the winter fuel allowance 
• Radical reform of the immigration system with an annual limit imposed 
• ‘Never’ to Britain joining the Euro 
• We would restore teachers’ authority in the classroom 
• 400,000 apprenticeships, college and training places to boost job numbers 
• Laws strictly enforced to tackle drug and alcohol abuse 
• Police power to use instant sanctions to deal with anti-social behaviour 
• An extra 4,200 health visitors to support new parents across the country 
• Guaranteed continuation of the minimum wage and child benefit 
• A cut in stamp duty for first time buyers 
• A recognition of marriage in the tax system 
• The abolition of inheritance tax for all families except millionaires 
• A reversal of Labour’s increase in National Insurance which is a tax on jobs 
• A ‘green deal’ so you can insulate your home now and pay the cost over time through lower energy bills 
• A cut in the cost of politics, including a 10% cut in the number of MPs and a 5% cut in ministers’ pay 
• A new National Sovereignty Bill preventing further transfer of power to Europe