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 DAY CENTRE SAVED! |
After pressure from Hilary Benn, Centre users and local activists the Council have now agreed to keep the Centre open. Everyone concerned is highly delighted with this news. ...
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| IMPROVED SATS RESULTS |
Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 results for Leeds’ pupils continue to improve. In 1996 only 56% of Year 6 primary children reached Level 4 or better; in 2008, 81% reached Level 4 or better. For Ke...
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| NEWS FROM LABOUR |
| Securing the recovery is essential - Gordon Brown |
Alongside a speech by Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, on the economy, the Labour Party is today publishing A Future Fair for All: Securing the recovery, not putting it at risk. The document sets out the choice that Britain faces between growth and increasing prosperity with Labour, or a decade of austerity, low growth and low employment under the Tories. To read a copy please click here Gordon Brown said: "There is nothing pre-ordained or automatic about the upturn, either here or around the world. While we have come through the worst of this dreadful storm, the waters are still choppy. There are still real risks to the recovery. And we must be alive to them. "So the choices we will make in the coming months are just as important - and just as urgent - for families, jobs, mortgages and companies, large and small - as the difficult choices we made to protect them at the height of the storm. "We are at a turning point - a crossroads for our domestic economic recovery, where we have to choose now to maintain the stimulus until recovery is assured or cut it - and at a crossroads for the global economic governance that will shape the next decades for us and our children. "I believe that character is not about telling people what they want to hear but about telling them what they need to know. It is about having the courage to set...
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| Take a long hard look at the Tories on crime - Johnson |
When it comes to crime, David Cameron is more concerned with headlines than policies. That’s why he talks Britain down by deliberately misleading the public about crime figures even though his party has been censured by the Statistics Authority for doing this. The reality is the Conservatives have voted against Labour’s measures to fight crime including opposing changes to the retention of DNA evidence – making it harder for the police to catch criminals. And they have campaigned against the use of CCTV which reduces the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour. Alan Johnson MP, Labour’s Home Secretary said: “Labour wants to see a future fair for all and today I am setting out the tough action we are taking to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. “While crime has been cut by over a third since 1997 and Labour is protecting front line policing the Conservatives have refused to say if they would protect the police budget. “Labour is clear about what we will do to keep people safe –the Tories’ refusal to reveal their own plans should not go unchallenged. Nor should their election candidates be able to continually mislead the public with dodgy crime statistics. “I am urging people today to take a long hard look at the Tories’ policies on crime and particularly the fact that they would make it harder for the police to use DNA to catch criminals. Our hard hitting short film exposes how weak the Tories are when it comes to fighting crime....
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| Michael Foot - statements from Gordon Brown and Ray Collins |
Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, commenting on the news that Michael Foot has passed away, said: "Michael Foot was a man of deep principle and passionate idealism and one of the most eloquent speakers Britain has ever heard. “He was an indomitable figure who always stood up for his beliefs and whether people agreed with him or not they admired his character and his steadfastness. “The respect he earned over a long life of service means that across our country today people, no matter their political views, will mourn the passing of a great and compassionate man. “All his life, Michael campaigned and fought for the ideals he believed in. I remember fondly my time with him and Jill Craigie, the love of his life - they both inspired me with their passion and kindness. They leave behind so many people whose grief overwhelms us today. “While Michael was a brilliant thinker – a first rate journalist and a celebrated biographer – he always knew that for the people and causes he had entered politics to represent, the Commons was not simply a forum for debate but the theatre of change. “As Leader of the Labour Party in the most difficult circumstances he was a respected and unifying figure who sought to steer it through turbulent times. And his record as a Labour minister and champion of working men and women will always be a tribute to his convictions and a source of pride...
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| Women's Land Army |
The surviving members of the Women’s Land Army and the Women’s Timber Corps, known colloquially as the Land Girls and Lumber Jills, are to receive a badge in recognition of their wartime service. ...
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| GP Services |
There’s been a lot of coverage on the issue of access to GP services. General satisfaction with GPs is high, but last year’s GP patient survey showed that nearly six and a half million patients we...
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| Here to Help |
Working for Leeds Central My job as MP for Leeds Central is to help all my constituents, whether they voted for me or not. If you have a problem that you think I can help you with, please do ...
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| What my constituents say |
What my constituents say
“Hilary believes strongly that everyone should get a chance to share in Leeds’ economic succes. Unemployment is down and schemes like the New Deal have benef...
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After pressure from Hilary Benn, Centre users and local activists the Council have now agreed to keep the Centre open. Everyone concerned is highly delighted with this news. ...
