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Labour to expose Government’s failure to deliver on infrastructure investment 12 Feb 2013 | 04:38 pm
Labour will today use an Opposition Day Debate to call on the Government to bring forward infrastructure investment and build thousands more affordable homes as new figures show the failure of the Gov...
Westminster Council to a hire new £125k a year Spin Doctor as it makes £12m cuts 7 Feb 2013 | 01:35 am
Pickles urged to intervene and stop the appointment. Westminster City Council is advertising for a new £125,000 a year Director of Communications at the same time as it is making £12 million of cuts ...
Minister must get tough with Westminster Council over “unacceptable and unlawful” temporary housing 6 Feb 2013 | 02:46 am
Minister told to 'get tough' with Westminster Council as number of families with children in B&B accommodation for more than 6 weeks is set to increase to over 150. Labour Councillors have called on ...
Denham highlights persecution of Hazaras in Quetta, Pakistan 6 Feb 2013 | 01:50 am
John Denham, Labour MP for Southampton Itchen and former Cabinet Minister, last night called on the Pakistan Government, the UK Government and the UN to act to prevent further violence against the Haz...
A proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain 6 Feb 2013 | 01:43 am
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, responding to the vote on the Equal Marriage Bill in the House of Commons, said: "This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equali...
Southampton Labour saves Woolston Youth Club’s services 6 Feb 2013 | 01:42 am
Southampton's Labour Administration is pleased to announce that revised budget proposals published last week include keeping the services for young people held at Woolston Youth Club, subject to a fin...
West End Actors join fight to save Westminster Council’s arts and culture budget 6 Feb 2013 | 01:17 am
West End actors Samantha Bond, Alistair McGowan, Nickolas Grace and Abigail Thaw have joined the fight to save Westminster Council's £350,000 arts and culture budget from the axe, by signing an on-lin...
I’ll be voting for equal marriage says Ed Miliband 5 Feb 2013 | 01:45 am
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, commenting on tomorrow's equal marriage vote, said: "I'll be voting for equal marriage in the House of Commons and I'll be doing so proudly. "I will be do...
Labour backs Bill to prevent discrimination against Armed Forces 2 Feb 2013 | 03:24 am
Labour is today supporting a Private Members Bill, sponsored by Thomas Docherty MP, Labour Member of the Defence Committee, which aims to strengthen the sanction for those who commit a crime against s...
Westminster residents could save £182 a year if Council joins Oldham energy switching scheme 1 Feb 2013 | 03:22 am
Labour Councillors say that Westminster residents could save up to £182 a year if the Council were to join the collective energy switching scheme operated by Oldham Council on behalf of the Associatio...
