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Labour in Leeds

“The Conservative/Lib Dem is coalition experiencing a crisis in competence, and who are demonstrating a lack of compassion by systematically destroying vital services in Leeds.  Your Labour Group of councillors is committed to protecting services and will fight to protect these for every person in Leeds”


Councillor Keith Wakefield, Leader of the Labour Group on Leeds City Council

 
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  • Council Budget 2010/11
    Council Budget 2010/11The Lib Dem / Tory Budget in brief Many will have seen the headline Council Tax rise of 2.5% in the Council Budget, but behind this is a raft of...
  • High Speed Rail Link for Leeds
    Government Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis, announced today plans to bring high-speed rail to Leeds. The new generation of high speed travel will include both Leeds and Sheffield, despite earlier fears...
  • Cllr Gerry Harper backs the community plan for Royal Park School
    Cllr Gerry Harper backs the community plan for Royal Park SchoolCouncillor Gerry Harper (Labour, Hyde Park and Woodhouse), backing the Royal Park Community Consortium (RPCC) bid to run the former Royal Park Primary School as community resource. A paper is tabled for...
  • Labour sweep to victory in Hyde Park & Woodhouse by-election
    Labour sweep to victory in Hyde Park & Woodhouse by-electionLast night Labour swept to victory in the Hyde Park and Woodhouse by-election, taking the seat from the LibDems. Gerry Harper Labour 1,054 48% (+15%) Mick Taylor Lib Dem 671 30% (-14%) Yasser Khalid Conservative 188 9% (+3%) Adele Beeson Independent 150 7% (-) Christopher Foren Green 140 6% (-5%) The...
  • £1,000 a day job
    The Tory / LibDem coalition running Leeds City Council look set to make a temporary appointment for the Director of Children's services that could cost the tax payer £1,000 a day. The appointment,...
  • Labour Leader condemns 9% rise in burial costs
    News that the Council is to increase the cost of burial provision in the city by an inflation busting 9% has been condemned by opposition leader Cllr Keith Wakefield. All types of burials...
  • Councillors warn of neglest and negligence
    Councillors Peter Gruen and Brian Selby have this week expressed their anger that the East Leeds Family Learning Centre in Seacroft has been allowed to fall into such a dire state of repair...
  • New crossings in Farnley & Wortley
    New crossings in Farnley & WortleyLabour Campaign Succeeds TWO YEARS after planning permission was granted for the new development on the former site of Ringways garage, Labour activists have finally pushed through one of the...
  • Councillor Lewis demands action for tenants in private rented sector
    Cllr Richard Lewis is calling on MP’s to lobby the Government for a change in the law so that private landlords can offer a longer fixed term tenancy than the assured shorthold tenancies...
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