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Labour announces Penny Grennan as their parliamentary candidate for Hexham

Penny Grennan has been selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for the Hexham constituency to stand in the next general election. Penny has lived in the constituency for over 25 years and worked in the education and community sector. Penny was as a teacher in some of the most deprived urban…

Labour announces Mick Thompson as their candidate for Middlesbrough Mayor

Mick Thompson has been selected as Labour’s candidate to be the elected mayor of Middlesbrough in the election next May. Mick spent over 20 years working in the construction industry and became active in his trade union. He used his trade union experience to good use in setting up a…

Labour reveals Tory Rail Mayhem

On Monday 3rd September Jeremy Corbyn traveled the proposed route of Crossrail for the North, talking to passengers about their experiences on Britain’s creaking rail services and Labour’s plans for public ownership of rail and boosting infrastructure investment in the North. Labour has committed at least £10 billion to Crossrail…

Train fare increases are an insult to everyone who has suffered from the chaos on Britain’s railways

Train fare increases are an insult to everyone who has suffered from the chaos on Britain’s railways To coincide with confirmation of the 3.2% train fares hike this morning, Labour has compared the costs on several train routes across the north between when the Conservatives came to power and the…

Schools need to teach children about trade unions, Corbyn tells Durham Miners Gala

Schools need to teach children about the trade union principles of solidarity and collective action and equip them to uphold their rights as workers, Jeremy Corbyn will say today. Addressing the Durham Miners Gala, the largest celebration of working class culture in the UK, the Labour Leader will say many…