The Conservative Party Conference in Manchester has surfaced yet again all of the divisions and lurches to the right that characterise Rishi Sunak’s government. The PM himself has engaged in a strange kind of political pantomime over HS2. This High Speed Rail Link, originally intended to link London with Leeds and Manchester via Birmingham, was … Read More
It’s been an unseasonably hot week in September (more evidence perhaps of our pressing climate emergecy). The Tory government started the week on the ropes as revelation after revelation about the catastrophic concrete crisis in our schools broke in the press. Then the Conservatives found that no one wanted to bid in their offshore wind … Read More
In a recent trio of by-elections the Conservatives saw two losses and narrowly held Boris Johnson’s ex-seat of Uxbridge. The biggest win went to Labour’s Keir Mather who took the supposedly safe Tory seat of Selby and Ainsty with a swing of 23.7% (16456 votes, 46% of the overall count). This was a blow to … Read More
We’ll be out and about this week knocking on doors and listening to the concerns of residents in Stocksfield. There’s real unhappiness with Guy Opperman and the Conservative Party. We want to work with everyone who wants to build a better, fairer Britain.
Under the Tories we have seen local services cut, pollution increase in our rivers, a devastating cost of living crisis and a huge increase in local child poverty and foodbank usage. Three million miles of bus journeys have been lost in Northumberland; our roads suffer from lack of funding and the Conservative government has failed both our police officers and victims of crime.
Labour has a real chance to win in the Hexham Constituency after 13 years’ of Conservative failure.
The Bywell Branch organised a successful fundraising garden party in Wylam today. Local Labour party members and supporters were treated to an afternoon of tea, homemade cake and music.
Since 2010, Guy Opperman’s Conservative government has systematically cut the money allocated to councils to provide the vital services we all need in Northumberland. It has been calculated by the Institute for Government these cuts by central government have reduced grants to local government in real terms by 37% between 2010 and 2020. That’s from … Read More
Members of the Hexham Branch of the Labour Party, supported by members from Prudhoe, Bywell, Ponteland and Allen Valleys, were back campaigning in Hexham today after our success in Hexham East in February. We hit the streets and knocked on doors in Hexham Central. We were joined by Alex Norris, the Shadow Levelling-up Minister and … Read More
The Local Government and Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) are undertaking a review of the number of councillors, electoral divisions and division names for Northumberland County Council. You can explore the proposals for the new divisions on the LGBCE website. There are changes proposed for a number of areas in Hexham Constituency. The public consultation … Read More
The country is in a mess after 13 years of Conservative Government. It’s difficult to point to anything that is working better now than in 2010. Help us to do something about it. It’s time for a change in Hexham Constituency. Hexham deserves better than Guy Opperman and a failed Conservative government. Join us to … Read More
The Future of Farming and the Environment – Public Meeting Bellingham Town Hall Wednesday 23rd October Thanks to Paul Brannen (former MEP and member of the European Agriculture and Environment Committees) for speaking at the meeting and Penny (our prospective parliamentary candidate) for chairing. A wide ranging and informed discussion followed Paul Brannen’s presentation on … Read More
WASPI women from near and far travelled to Hexham on Friday to protest at the pension injustice they find themselves in. Guy Opperman, Minister for Pensions did not attend the event but the protest was filmed by HexhamTV and one of the WASPI women was interviewed.
A great evening campaigning in Haydon Bridge with local members and those from across the constituency. Penny Grennan – prospective parliamentary candidate
Nearly 4m women born in 1950s not entitled to restitution over pension age rise, judges rule The substantial and far-reaching pension injustice for all of us WASPI women, born in the 1950’s remains (An injustice supported by both the Conservatives And Lib Democrats when in coalition). The fight continues … Penny Grennan – prospective … Read More
“Any remaining credibility in the government has now been totally undermined. This is also the case for Hexham MP Guy Opperman, who gave his strong backing for prorogation in the Courant on September 2.” Penny Grennan Prospective parliamentary candidate Hexham Courant 25/09/2019
It’s OFFICIAL – The Labour Party has backed a socialist, transformative Green New Deal with decarbonisation by 2030. The Hexham Constituency Labour Party voted and agreed to send the Green New Deal motion to the Labour Conference and I’m so proud this was passed at Conference today. More here … https://www.labourgnd.uk Penny Grennan – The … Read More
Great to see the National Farmers’ Union at the Labour Conference and lovely to meet Minette Batters (President of the NFU), Sue Hayman (Shadow Sec of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Luke Pollard (Shadow Fisheries Minister) and Hugo Fearnley (prospective parliamentary candidate for Whitby).