News from Labour North
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LABOUR WELCOMES “FANTASTIC NEWS” OF A LIKELY DEAL BETWEEN SSI AND CORUS
Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland today welcomed the news that SSI has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Teesside Cast Products. Tom said: “This is...
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“Under this government, London and Whitehall now seem very far away from this region.” – McKinnell
Responding to today’s announcement by Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, that he is scrapping Government Offices for the North East, Catherine McKinnell, Labour MP for Newcastle North said; “Under...
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EMBARRASSMENT FOR GOVERNMENT AS TORY COUNCILLORS CONDEMN VAT RISE
There is embarrassment for the Tory/Lib Dem Government today after Conservative councillors in Hartlepool joined with Labour members to condemn the planned VAT rise. Two Tory Councillors, including the...
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The ConDem government risk reversing Labour’s cuts in crime rates
Labour has today welcomed the publication of annual Home Office statistics showing a large drop in recorded crime in the North East. According the Home Office, compared with last year,...
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News from Labour.org.uk
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Darling responds to Osborne's Claims
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Alistair Darling responded to George Osborne's claims today that the government’s economic policy is 'fair' and 'progressive'.
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More unanswered questions from Liam Fox - Bob Ainsworth
Bob Ainsworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, has responded to Liam Fox’s speech today on cuts to the Armed Services at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors saying: “Today we had more unanswered questions from Liam Fox. He still can’t tell us how our nuclear deterrent will
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Jim Knight's response to Cameron's proposals on benefit fraud
Responding to David Cameron's proposals on benefit fraud Jim Knight, Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform, said: "The Labour Government halved welfare fraud over the past decade and it's right that this should remain a priority. "But David Cameron must not use this as a distraction from the fact that his
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Clegg's commitment to openness was empty rhetoric - Straw
Shadow Justice Secretary, Jack Straw MP, responding to the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee’s damning criticism of Nick Clegg’s refusal to allow adequate scrutiny of his political reform Bills, said: “This correspondence is further evidence that Nick Clegg’s pre-election commitment to increased openness and accountability was just empty rhetoric.