Jack Abbott is the Labour MP for Ipswich. He was elected in the July 2024 general election.
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Suffolk has been awarded £613,258 from the Government's £450m Youth Matters Fund, Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has announced, with the cash earmarked for youth activities, improved facilities and safe spaces for young people.
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Police, councils and housing associations have a new tool to tackle persistent antisocial behaviour (ASB) after Respect Orders came into force this week.
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A decision on a £98m bid to replace Ipswich Hospital's ageing maternity tower is expected within weeks, after Ipswich MP Jack Abbott raised the building's condition in Parliament and the health minister pledged to discuss the proposal with him.
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Ipswich MP Jack Abbott is urging the town’s pubs and hotels to have their say on how they are valued for business rates before an independent review closes to evidence at 23:59 on Friday, 16 October 2026.
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From April 2027, employees will be entitled to two weeks' bereavement leave covering a wider range of relationships and pregnancy loss. Here is what is changing, and what it means for you.
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Ipswich residents and businesses are being asked to share their ideas for the future of Waterloo House, the former Debenhams building, after Ipswich Borough Council completed its purchase of the long-vacant site.
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Jack Abbott has welcomed new Government legislation that will end a £7,000 compensation shortfall for the bereaved families of asbestos and dust-disease victims.
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The government's abrupt decision to abandon local government reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk and Norfolk marks one of the most significant reversals in English local governance for a decade.
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Ipswich.co.uk can exclusively reveal that Ipswich Borough Council has acquired the former Debenhams building for £4m and plans to demolish it after the current owner, Unex, stripped it bare and allowed it to become a "blight" on our high street for half a decade.
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Jack Abbott has criticised rogue builders for leaving "heartbroken families" to "pick up the pieces," as the Government announces tighter regulation of traders and bailiffs.
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Ipswich Period Rights has written to Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council calling for free period products in council-run public toilets. The letter has been backed by 15 local organisations and businesses.
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Ipswich is set to receive more than £1.25 million in government funding to tackle rough sleeping, with the Government saying everyone sleeping rough in the town will be offered a route off the streets this winter if they need it.
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