Luton Labour

Official Twitter page for the Luton Labour Group of Councillors. Promoted by David Evans on behalf of The Labour Party, 20 Rushworth Street LONDON SE1 0SS

[Basit Mahmood @BasitMahmood91]

Steve Rotheram Mayor of Liverpool kicks off Labour conference by calling for public utilities to be put back in service of working people, to much applause 👏👏👏

[Luton Council @lutoncouncil]

Cllr Javeria Hussain, Portfolio Holder for Education, congratulates all students who received their results today! ✨

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Councillor Javeria Hussain, portfolio holder for Skills and Employability highlights our council’s commitment to skills and jobs with some exciting new opportunities in the pipeline!

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💬 “We are a resilient town, and we have some exciting opportunities in the pipeline that will ensure a boost for economic growth and jobs & opportunities”

📺 Cllr Javeria Hussain, Portfolio Holder for Skills & Employability at Luton Council and Deputy Chair of @LutonRising

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Farley residents-pop down to the Farley Ward International Women’s Day event!

[Rachel Hopkins MP @rach_hopkins]

Great to join Shri Guru Ravidass Sangat to mark the 648th anniversary of the birth of Guru Ravidass.

Huge congratulations for recently being awarded the Kings Award for Voluntary Service. This prestigious honour is so deserved, recognising their tireless service to our community

[Luton Labour @LutonLabGroup]

its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee to fund extra police officers and PCSOs to strengthen local policing. This will be welcomed across the county.”

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The last Tory government cut funding for policing. We’re pleased to see that the Labour government is increasing its core grant by 6.6% for Bedfordshire Police along with a £1.8 million funding boost for Neighbourhood Policing to fund extra police officers and PCSOs to…

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“No government could have rectified a decade plus of underfunding in one year but Yvette Cooper, Home Secretary has signalled a new commitment to work with PCCs and to increase funding.

“I am delighted that the government has allocated Bedfordshire an additional £1.8m under…

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“The Decision day was a hive of activity and a buzz of conversation. Bravo to Dave Crean, BLCF and the team for bringing us together for an another set of inspiring sessions.”

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A brilliant weekend of engagement with community organisations as part of the Citizens Fund Decision Day. Luton Mayor Tahmina Saleem said: “Decision days bring our community organisations, residents, the council and councillors together, to learn about and showcase the…

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excellent work being done by grassroots organisations in our town, and provide an opportunity to network and support one another and to direct funds to worthy causes.

“They’re also an important platform for meeting with local councillors and holding us to account...

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Great to see so many brilliant community groups today at the Citizens Fund Decision Day.

[Rachel Hopkins MP @rach_hopkins]

On #nationalcampaignweekend we were out speaking to residents in High Town and Caddington!

Picking up local issues and discussing this Labour Government’s funding boost to fix potholes and repair our roads 🚗

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The Luton Labour Party out across Luton today speaking to residents, picking up local issues and addressing residents’ concerns.

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After the Tories, propped up by the Liberal Democrats, engaged in austerity which drastically cut local government budgets, this Labour government is investing once more in councils.

£69 billion of funding will be injected into council budgets across England!

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and take seriously the counter proposals on offer, in order to do right by their workers who have been working tirelessly for them over the years.

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“Many of the workers could be at home for up to 4 weeks during this consultation, so how are their Union representatives meant to effectively communicate with them through this very difficult time? Stellantis should extend the consultation beyond the bare statutory minimum…

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Cllr James Taylor, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Inclusive Growth said: “For Stellantis to announce this decision just before Christmas knowing their workers will be away from work spending time with their families is wrong…

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We estimate that the closure would negatively impact Luton by up to £300 million a year. We stand in solidarity with Unite members and workers at the plant who represent a noble engineering history. All possible avenues must be explored to retain these skilled jobs in Luton.”

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Labour Councillors stood shoulder to shoulder with Unite members protesting against the proposed closure of the Vauxhall Luton plant recently announced by Stellantis.🧵

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options and uses for the factory.

Leader of Luton Borough Council Hazel Simmons said:“Vauxhall has a proud legacy in Luton and this decision by Stellantis will have a devastating impact on our town, the workers affected and their families...