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Bradford Council’s Conservative Group is calling for action on the former Odeon building in the City Centre:  “With the apparent collapse of the joint venture developer, Langtree Artisan and the demise of Yorkshire Forward, now is the time to re-open the options and ideas for the former Odeon,” said Simon Cooke, Group Deputy Leader & [...]

Jackie was joined today on the campaign trail by Nick Gibb, Minister for Schools. They visited Keelham Primary School to meet teachers and pupils. Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: “Meeting the teachers and children at Keelham Primary School was a real pleasure – it is a great example of how a good primary school can [...]

Prime Minister David Cameron has today hit the campaign trail in the Bradford West by-election. Mr Cameron joined Conservative Party candidate Jackie Whiteley for a visit to Bradford’s King’s Science Academy. The pair met with teachers and pupils at the school. Commenting afterwards, David Cameron said: “It’s time for a change in Bradford. This Government [...]

Conservative Party Candidate Jackie Whiteley has today welcomed the measures the Chancellor has announced in the Budget that will really help local people and hard working families in Bradford. These include: Increasing the Personal Allowance to £9,205 – which will lift a total of 179,000 people in Yorkshire & Humber out of income tax altogether [...]

Figures out today show that Council tax in Bradford has been frozen for another year, saving the hardworking families and pensioners of Bradford up to £64 this year on a band D home. This is on top of the £64 saved by these residents last year. Under Labour council tax in Bradford nearly doubled, with [...]

Conservative Party Candidate Jackie Whiteley has welcomed the launch today, by the Chancellor, of a National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) that will help small businesses across Bradford access cheaper finance. The National Loan Guarantee Scheme will provide up to £20 billion of government guarantees on unsecured borrowing by banks, enabling them to borrow at a [...]

Conservative Party Co-Chairman Sayeeda Warsi visited Bradford West today where she joined Jackie Whiteley for a visit to the Jamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria School. They were given a tour of the college and took part in a question & answer session with students. Sayeeda gave an inspirational talk to students saying “if you are prepared [...]

Conservative Party Co-Chairman Baroness Warsi visited Bradford West on Monday 12th March 2012 to meet and campaign with local councillors. Baroness Warsi, said: “We are going to come out and fight for every single vote. Jackie is an outstanding local candidate who has a reputation for working hard for the people of Yorkshire and I [...]

Jackie Whiteley has been announced as the Conservative Party Parliamentary candidate for the Bradford West by-election. Commenting, Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Sayeeda Warsi, said: “Jackie is an outstanding local candidate who has a reputation for working hard for the people of Yorkshire and I know she will fight for their best interests. “Our campaign in Bradford [...]