Cramlington Labour - standing up for South East Northumberland and public services against Tory attacks

MODEL MOTION TO TOWN COUNCIL’S IN SOUTH EAST

This council deplores the constant attacks by Conservative, Liberal Democrat and UKIP councillors, MP’s and activists on the South East of Northumberland. The South East accounts for over 50% of the total population of Northumberland.

The South East has been severely disadvantaged over decades as a result of ‘de-industrialisation’ and faces significant challenges in the future. We therefore welcome the current Labour administration’s ‘fair’ investment in the South East and we condemn attempts by opposition councillors and activists to damage the interests of the people of the South East by seeking to divide the county of Northumberland.

This council acknowledges the many benefits to the whole of the county provided by the South East and welcomes new investment across Northumberland.

This council particularly welcomes public sector investment such as the new Accident and Emergency Hospital in Cramlington, proposals to return council services and jobs to towns like Ashington and Blyth, new investment in the Blyth Enterprise Zone, the regeneration of Ashington Town Centre, the proposed re-opening of the Ashington-Blyth-Tyne line, the construction of hundreds of new, quality council homes built by Labour at Northumberland County Council, the growing partnerships between the county council and town and parish council’s which have seen new jobs created and extra money invested in streets, parks and roads and the new partnership between Labour at County Hall and Northumberland’s NHS which has reduced the debt burden on the NHS which means more resources for frontline services.

This council urges opposition councillors and activists to acknowledge the long standing difficulties faced by communities across the South East and to back Labour’s plans to invest in the South East and across Northumberland.