£5m Brunel Plaza Grant Warning From Plymouth Labour
Plymouth Labour is warning that the regeneration of the Plymouth Railway Station may be stopped in its tracks because a massive government grant remains unspent. Cllr Tudor Evans, who initiated the project as leader of Plymouth City Council in 2016, says the project is in danger of having to hand back the grants it gained […]
Labour Calls For ‘Cost-of-Living Emergency’ Declaration
Plymouth Labour is calling on the council to declare a cost of living emergency and set up a cross-party taskforce to help Plymothians through the emerging crisis. The party is planning to bring a motion to full council next month prompted by the rise in energy bills and inflation. “This morning’s news about the significant, […]
Garden Waste Service Cut ‘a Complete Betrayal’ Of Tory Election Promises
Plymouth Labour is calling the Conservative administration’s decision to stop all garden waste collections a ‘complete betrayal’. The shock announcement that all garden waste collections will stop after one final pick up in August was made at the meeting of the council’s Conservative cabinet on Thursday. The service had already been suspended for four weeks […]
Former Submariner Selected to Sink Mercer in Moor View
A former Royal Navy senior commander has been selected by local Labour Party members totake on Boris Johnson supporter Johnny Mercer MP in the Plymouth Moor View seat at the nextgeneral election. Gareth Derrick, a popular former Ham ward city councillor, aims to win the seat for Labour inwhat will be a closely contested election. […]
Real Wages In Plymouth Down Almost £900 in One Year
New analysis published by Plymouth Labour reveals that the average worker in the city has suffered a reduction of £880.84 in the past 12 months. New figures from the ONS reveal that real wages (excluding bonuses) are falling at their fastest rate in more than a decade – 3.7% in just one year. Labour has […]
Plymouth Labour In City Centre Seating Call
Plymouth Labour is calling on the Conservative council to install temporary seating in the city centre as the multi-million pound revamp continues. The scheme is aiming to refresh and revive Old Town Street and New George Street as part of a massive investment by Plymouth City Council started under the previous Labour administration. As part […]
Greenbank Meeting To Tackle Drug Dealing ‘Start of Residents’ Fight Back’
A public meeting to tackle overt drug dealing in the Greenbank area of Plymouth – which MP Luke Pollard describes as the “start of the residents’ fightback”- is to be held in July. There was an initial meeting with the Greenbank residents in March at which one attendee said it felt like they were “a […]
‘Questions To Answer’ Over Moor View MP’s £1,000 A Day Second Job
Plymouth Labour says Plymouth Moor View MP Johnny Mercer has a number of questions to answer about his new £1,000 a day second job. The Conservative MP updated his register of interests earlier this month to include his new position as an adviser to WithYouWithMe, a veteran employment organisation. The entry says he will work […]
Scrutiny Demanded Over Ambulance Response Times
Councillors called for scrutiny of ambulance response times as recent figures show waits for ambulances in the South West have been among the worst in the country. Plymouth Labour councillors brought a motion on the issue which was debated at full council on Monday as recent figures show SWAST response times were the worst in […]
Labour Calls For Urgent Sea Pool Repairs
Plymouth Labour says it’s “completely unacceptable” that repairs to a tidal seapool have beenput off yet again.In 2020 Plymouth Labour set out plans to repair Firestone Bay tidal pool planned but since thechange to a Conservative administration in May 2021 the repairs have been repeatedly delayed.In a question to full council on Monday St Peter […]
