Making Housing Affordable is a Top Priority, says Labour
Northumberland’s Labour group says affordable housing, whether owned or rented, has to be top priority.…
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Tory Government Failing its Basic Duty
Northumberland Labour says the government is failing its basic duty, namely, to secure affordable energy,…
Northumberland’s Tory Council – A Failure on Housing
The Tory council and government has let down people who want a decent home to…
Reverse Robin Hood policies a disaster for Northumbrians
Northumberland Labour says the government’s strategy of robbing the poor to fund its policies is…
Tory government and council letting down our young people, says Labour
Northumberland Labour says the national government and local council are letting down the children of…
Council already backtracking on free parking
Shadow cabinet member for community services Alex Wallace said: “We have always had free parking…
Chronic shortages due to head in the sand Tories
The government should have seen the post-Brexit issues coming, says Labour. Instead, they had their…
Apprenticeships to be brought back under Labour
A Labour government and council would bring back apprenticeships to ensure young people can earn…
Tories planning to create new paid positions to keep the cabinet on side
Northumberland Labour says it beggars belief that the Tory-led county council is looking at creating…
Parental leave for councillors policy finally goes through
Northumberland’s Labour Group’s policy of parental and adoption leave for councillors to put them on…
Northumberland Labour welcomes delays to rail schedule changes
Northumberland Labour has today welcomes the delay to rail schedule changes which has been prosed…
Government mixed messages causing a summer of chaos, says Labour
Rather than taking a cautious approach to emerging from the pandemic, once again the government’s…
New Deal for Working People will make work pay, says Labour
Northumberland Labour says one of the biggest responses in its recent survey was about pay.…
Afghanistan, government caught napping again, says Labour
Northumberland Labour says a humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Afghanistan, and the government needs to…
Buy local, buy Northumbrian, says Labour
Nationally Labour wants to make, sell and buy more in Britain. But Northumberland Labour wants…
More need to be done to tackle climate change, says Labour
While the county has made a start, Northumberland residents need much more help to tackle…
We’ll crack down on anti-social behaviour, say Northumberland Labour
A Labour-led country and county will crack down on anti-social behaviour, says Northumberland Labour’s leader.…
Workers’ rights balance swung too far the wrong way, says Labour
Northumberland Labour says hard-fought worker’s rights have been lost and the balance has swung too…
Northumberlanders set for better jobs and conditions under Labour’s new deal
People living and working in Northumberland would be set for better jobs, pay and conditions…
Northumberland’s green potential nowhere near reached
The potential of Northumberland as a county which could lead the green revolution is nowhere…
New way of calculating budgets a slap in the face for Northumberland schools
Changes in the way the government calculates how much money schools should get for each…
Safety of our communities continue to be at risk under the Tories say Northumberland Labour
Community safety is worse under the Tories, that’s just fact say Labour. Eleven years of…