News from Labour North

• Tory plans to abolish One North East would be a disaster for business and jobs in the North East – Winterton

  

  Labour’s Regional Economic Development Minister visited Tynemouth today to hear how local businesses have been helped by One North East. Rosie Winterton joined Labour’s Candidate for Tynemouth Alan Campbell...

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• CHERIE BLAIR JOINS LABOUR’S CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH EAST

  

  Cherie Blair today joined Labour’s General Election campaign in the North. Mrs Blair visited Newcastle and Sunderland on the campaign trail to highlight the new generation of women candidates...

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• 35,000 PUPILS IN THE NORTH COULD LOSE OUT ON ONE-TO-ONE TUITION UNDER TORY PLANS – WARNS LABOUR

  The future of education in the North’s schools would be jeopardised by the Conservatives – Labour warned today. Labour has guaranteed to introduce one-to-one tuition for school pupils who need...

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• Minister’s visit highlights affordable housing progress

  

  Labour's Cabinet Minister for Housing, John Healey visited the North East today to highlight the party's support for those wanting to buy their own home. Labour...

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• A future fair for all in the North East – Labour launches manifesto.

  

  Labour Candidates across the North East have responded to the publication of “A future fair for all” – Labour’s Manifesto for the General Election 2010. Labour’s Minister for the North...

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• DAVID MILIBAND BACKS LABOUR’S SUPPORT FOR PENSIONERS

  

  Visits residents let down by the Tories Labour’s Foreign Secretary and MP for South Shields, David Miliband today visited a sheltered housing complex in Shiremoor as Labour highlighted its support...

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• Tory Total Confusion over One North East

  The Tories' policy on Regional Development Agencies is in total confusion today after their Shadow Business Secretary directly contradicted his own Leader over the future of One North East....

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• JOHN PRESCOTT LAUNCHES FOURTH AND FINAL BATTLE BUS TOUR IN CARLISLE

  

  Former Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party John Prescott was joined by Michael Boaden, Labour's candidate for Carlisle to launch his final Prescott Express battle bus...

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• Labour offers a fairer future for students let down by the Lib Dems – Lammy

  

  Labour’s Higher Education Minister today took the General Election campaign to the region’s students at a meeting in an American-themed Diner in Newcastle. David Lammy MP met a group of...

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• LABOUR SELECT LOCAL STEEL CAMPAIGNER FOR MIDDLESBROUGH SOUTH AND EAST CLEVELAND

  

  TOM BLENKINSOP CHOSEN TO SUCCEED ASHOK KUMAR AS LABOUR’S CANDIDATE. Labour Party members in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland have today selected Tom Blenkinsop as their candidate for the forthcoming...

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• CAMERON’S SNUB TO THE REGIONS IS AN INSULT TO THE NORTH EAST- LORD MANDELSON

  DAVID CAMERON today revealed that he is the “heir to Thatcher” by letting slip that the Conservatives would withdraw the vital support Labour is giving to businesses and families in...

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• Tony Blair returns to Trimdon Labour Club

  

  Speech by Tony Blair, former Prime Minister and former Leader of the Labour Party to Labour Party Members in Sedgefield. When I was Prime Minister I was known as an...

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• North West Regional Minister welcomes the Budget

  - and challenges George Osborne to come clean on his plans. North West Regional Minister Phil Woolas has welcomed the Chancellor’s Budget Statement. Giving his reaction after Alistair Darling set...

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• A Budget to secure the economic recovery of the North East

  

  Responding to today's Budget announcement, Nick Brown MP, Labour's Chief Whip and Regional Minister for the North East said; "This is a budget for economic recovery. The strategy is the...

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• LABOUR TARGETS LATE NIGHT SHOPPERS IN CAMPAIGN TO SAVE SURE START

  

  The campaign to Save Sure Start hit the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday when two Government Ministers took Labour’s campaign to safeguard Sure Start children’s centres direct to...

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• Tributes to Ashok Kumar MP

  

  Tributes have been paid to Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland who died of a heart attack at his home on Monday. Gordon Brown MP, Prime...

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• Statement - Dr Ashok Kumar MP

  

  Monday 15 March 2010 STATEMENT: ASHOK KUMAR MP The Labour Party is extremely saddened to hear about the death of Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East...

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• TORY PLANS TO SCRAP FUND COULD COST 3000 NORTH EAST JOBS

  Labour today attacked Tory plans to scrap a fund which would cost more than 3000 existing or planned jobs in the region. The Future Jobs Fund was announced in...

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• Five questions for William Hague - The Rt. Hon. David Miliband MP's speech to Labour North Regional Conference 2010

  

  Speaking to Labour's Northern Regional Conference, in Sunderland, Labour's Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon David Miliband MP said: “The great myth being peddled in politics is that today is that...

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• Tories policy on One North East is "economic vandalism" - Blackman-Woods

  

  Responding to the latest Conservative clarification on their policy towards Regional Development Agencies and their proposals to establish Local Enterprise Partnerships, Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Labour's Deputy Regional Minister for the...

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