The earliest surviving copy held in the Conservative Party Archive, dated 5th April 1946 (Vol.2, No. 14), states: ‘ The Weekly News was started in November 1945 as a duplicated sheet with limited circulation. To-day it makes its first appearance in printed form.’ From April 1946 it consisted of between two and four-sides of print. Its content was similar to the Weekend Talking Point in that its main aim was to be a tool to counter Opposition propaganda, but its content does not appear to have been as strictly controlled as that publication. It was published by Conservative Central Office and its long-standing editor from its inception until June 1965 was George E Christ.

From at least September 1953 it contained a regular column, ‘Industrial Notebook’ (later, ‘Industrial Scene’). ‘Local Government Matters’ was also a regular feature.

Harold Macmillan recommended the Weekly News Letter on 14th November, 1959, when he said, ‘Every political party, if it is going to prosper, needs a large membership. But it needs something more than mere numbers. It needs an active and informed membership. For fourteen years, in good times and in bad, the Weekly News Letter has kept up a lively and vigorous supply of political information and comment to help our supporters in their work in the constituencies. It was founded in dark days, soon after a heavy electoral defeat. But the need for a publication of this sort is no less today in the aftermath of a great electoral victory.’ [Source: advertisement for the Weekly News Letter in The Councillor, Winter 1964].

From 22nd October 1966, it was known as the Weekly News.

A note in the last edition, dated 25th March 1972, states that: ‘This is the last issue of Weekly News. It is to be incorporated with a newly-designed Monthly News which will appear as an eight-page tabloid size paper at the beginning of April. The new paper, because of its size, will be able to devote more space to more subjects and deal with them in greater depth. It will be a must for all those interested in politics and the Conservative Party.’