It was brilliant to catch up with Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook and discuss issues of relevance to residents in #Watford. This #LabourGovernment is determined to help with housing costs, quality and availability!
In #Watford, the @UKLabour Councillors have consistently campaigned on preventing and clearing fly-tipping. Delighted to see the #LabourGovernment is going to enable local authorities to make offenders clear it up. No ifs, no buts, let’s see it happen! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dn770n1deo
Fly tippers face punishment of clearing up rubbish

Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.

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We all want #WatfordGeneral rebuilt. In the summer, the #LabourGovernment made £12million of funding available for enabling works on the site, to prepare it for the new hospital.

Here I am with the massive crane in the background undertaking the initial clearance work.

There’s good news on the cost-of-living and the economy. Inflation is falling, the BoE has cut interest rates six times since the election (a 17 year record), cutting the national debt and the best growth of European G7 countries in 2025. The #LabourGovernment’s plan is working!
New Video: BREAKING & EXPLAINER: UK Gets Good Economic News - What Does It Mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL8q_ix-USA #BreakingNews #selection #UKPolitics #UkraineWar #LabourGovernment #EconomicRecovery

#TressaBurke chief executive of the Glasgow #Disability Alliance, just turned down a MBE:

"I feel that I cannot accept a personal honour because disabled people are being so dishonoured at this time.

"In fact we are being demonised, dehumanised and scapegoated for political choices and policy failures by consecutive governments."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gvdz4y6dgo

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#DisabilityRights
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Disabled charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE

Tressa Burke, chief executive officer of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, says the situation facing disabled people in the UK is "simply intolerable".

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