Former Leader RB Windsor & Maidenhead 2019-23 & 2024 parliamentary candidate. Keen classic scrambles rider & classic car and bike fan.
Maidenhead, South East
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Andrew Johnson retweeted
This is a betrayal of the women of Piddington, but emblematic of Labour and Angela Rayner’s disregard for the law and women and girls’ safety.
When I visited Piddington I met a village terrified of what was about to land on their doorstep. The government said it was listening, instead it’s completely ignored this community’s concerns.
The 1000+ male migrants that Labour are about to deposit in Oxfordshire are in Britain illegally. They should be deported as soon as possible, not housed in areas completely unsuitable for the task.
Only the Conservatives have a thorough plan to leave the ECHR and ensure that every illegal migrant is removed from our country as swiftly as possible.
Military base asylum plans granted planning approval bbc.in/3X0GGZB
Andrew Johnson retweeted
📢 Stop Labour's 150% council tax rise.
We're asking for three things 👇
1️⃣ Join the cross-party legal challenge
2️⃣ Publish what they knew, and when
3️⃣ Stand up to their own government
Sign it: hfconservatives.org.uk/campa…
Andrew Johnson retweeted
It's almost impossible to build homes in London, including in my back yard.
I will fix that.
Andrew Johnson retweeted
Over half the price of a new London flat is down to the state.
£62,000 lost to planning delays. £28,000 because Sadiq Khan says flats should face two ways. £13,680 in “carbon offsets”. £10,000 for a compulsory balcony.
And we’re surprised they’re unaffordable. This is nuts.
Government imposed policy costs make up 57% of the clearing price of a new flat in London and 42% of a new home in the Home Counties.
Despite a big housing shortage and positive planning reforms, new home starts in England are declining from 182,000 in 2022 to under 125,000 last year.
While the macroeconomic context has worsened with build cost inflation and high interest rates, the Government is imposing more burdens on new homes, not fewer.
Taxes, levies, planning, and mandates add over £440,000 to the cost of delivering a home in London and nearly £225,000 nearby, with several of these imposed recently like the Second Staircase, Future Homes Standard, Building Safety Levy, Biodiversity Net Gain and Residential Property Developer Tax.
Individually these may be justified, but together they are making new homes unviable.
As a result, large developers are buying less land and small builders are going out of business; nearly 4,000 construction firms went bust just last year.
If we want to build more homes, we should be easing the burdens on them, not adding more.
Making housebuilding viable again is the most important issue in housing policy and my co-author, Edward Donovan, has completed excellent modelling showing how big the challenge is.
Read the full report: cps.org.uk/wp-content/upload…
And simulate what changing the policies does with Edward's modelling here: easing-the-burdens.cps.org.u…
Andrew Johnson retweeted
Tories set out £36bn welfare cuts in push for savings bit.ly/4foq0BB
Andrew Johnson retweeted
Kemi Badenoch storms to an eight-point poll lead over Nigel Farage as voters back her tax-cutting policies trib.al/SIqgNsC
Andrew Johnson retweeted
I’m standing to be Mayor of London to make our capital safer, more affordable, and a city we can be proud.
Looking forward to making my case to members at tonight's hustings.
Andrew Johnson retweeted
🤦♂️ Wow.
🥀 Just when you think they’ve learnt, Labour have today published their so called ‘Energy Independence Bill’ where they commit to legislating to ban all new petroleum exploration and production licenses.’
🙃 Oh and for good measure, are changing the objective of the NSTA to move away from Maximum Economic Recovery…which we need now more than ever…to include ‘net zero and transition considerations’. Cmon!
🤪 These people are utterly delusional! Unhinged. Dangerous and totally oblivious the economic and energy threats this country faces.
Might as well hang a closed for business sign over Aberdeen and the North Sea.
They’ve learnt nothing. We will oppose this. Vote against it. And immediately overturn it when we win the next election.
Another day, another issue. The Elizabeth Line was meant to provide salvation for many from the unreliable service offered by mainline operators. Now it’s rapidly approaching the same level of service as all of the others despite being less than five years old.
Andrew Johnson retweeted
The Conservatives have recorded their highest level of support since the general election to come within two points of Labour, YouGov polling for The Times suggests
Almost one in four voters (24%) now say they would back Kemi Badenoch’s party if an election were held tomorrow — up two points in a week
The figure is broadly similar to the 23.7% of voters that supported the party at the last general election, under Rishi Sunak. However, it is a marked improvement over the averages of between 17% and 19% at which the party has been polling for much of this year
67% of Conservative voters from 2024 would now choose the party again, while 13% of the Tories’ support comes from voters who backed the Liberal Democrats at the last election
Significantly, the Tories also appear to be attracting younger voters, potentially drawn by the party’s pledges to cut taxes. Some 17% of voters aged between 18 and 24 now intend to back the party, a higher figure than for the Lib Dems and Reform UK combined
thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
I can honestly say I’ve never a section of railway with so much spent on it have so many faults as the Elizabeth Line/GWR stretch between Paddington and Reading. Nearly every week it’s signal faults, points failure, track issues or overhead cabling damage. The list goes on…
Andrew Johnson retweeted
Exc: Andrew Griffith has hired Tim Dier, a 15-year veteran of Morgan Stanley, as his new Head of Engagement.
Expected to assist in economic policy as the Shadow Chancellor looks to engage with the City and build up a policy team with experience
spectator.com/article/tories…
Andrew Johnson retweeted
What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.
My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.
Andrew Johnson retweeted
CityAM: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said housing delivery will fall to 229,000 this year, to 221,000 the following year and to 219,000 in the year 2027-28. cityam.com/housebuilding-del…
Andrew Johnson retweeted
An honour to have been knighted by the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
And to have been accompanied by my fiancée and my children.
Photos: @PA
Ironic in the Fiscal Devolution Roadmap that “council leaders will receive greater rewards for the actions they take to grow their local economies” yet in RBWM govt has undertaken a £31m smash & grab cut largely based on slashing business rate retention….
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