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Labour calls for by-election after Reform defection
A former Labour councillor is campaigning for a Chester-le-Street by-election after a councillor who stood as Independent flipped to Reform.
Your Labour candidates on how devolution can work for Spennymoor
With a Labour Government and new North-East Mayor overseeing regional devolution, now is the time for Spennymoor politicians to demand more control.
Labour gives warm welcome to £2m Government investment
County Durham Labour has welcomed over £2m in Government funding to help keep people warm.
Putting the “Community” in Community Centre
A building that provides the heartbeat of a County Durham village is now fully owned by the community it serves.
NEW ANALYSIS: County Durham Knife Crime Up 10% under the Tories – as Labour launches major crackdown
New analysis from County Durham Labour reveals knife crime has soared by a staggering 10% in the county since the first year the Conservatives gained power.
Tories & Reform: Two Sides of the Same Coin
County Durham Labour hit out at Reform councillors as they helped vote through the maximum possible Council Tax rise.
Labour win in war against the rise of HMOs
Labour councillors have secured another victory as they battle to address the rising number of houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) across County Durham.
Labour wins motion on child poverty.
County Durham Labour lambasted the “appalling and shameful” child poverty records of LibDems and Tories, before claiming another Council Chamber victory.
Coalition Winter Fuel Payment action branded “a sham”
Labour has labelled Durham County Council plans to write to the Government about the decision to cut back on Winter Fuel Payments as “performative” and “a sham”.
County Durham Labour backs plan to get Britain building
Party backs proposals that allow families to “dream of home ownership”
Hopeless Housing Strategy Lacks Ambition and Fails to Address Rise of HMOs
Labour councillors have secured a significant victory in their effort to halt the rapid rise in houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), across County Durham.
County Durham Labour calls for a closer relationship with Government
Labour will today (Wednesday July 17) call on Durham County Council to establish positive working relationships with the new Government.
Labour Demands Strategic Approach to HMOs
Labour councillors are working to halt the rapid rise in houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), across County Durham.
County Durham Labour welcomes new MPs
Labour’s resurgence has continued with a raft of new MPs in County Durham.
£20m Labour project to showcase county heritage opens
A pioneering Labour project to preserve and showcase the rich history of the Durham Light Infantry and create a modern leading-edge heritage experience opens today (Friday, June 14).
Spennymoor councillor returns to Labour
Spennymoor councillor, Ian Geldard, has announced he is to return to the Labour party.
Kevan Jones to stand down as North Durham MP
North Durham MP Kevan Jones will not stand at the upcoming general election.
County Durham Labour welcomes the new North East Mayor
County Durham Labour has welcomed the election of the first North East Mayor, after Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness, claimed victory at the polls.
Labour calls for immediate halt to former DLI site plans
County Durham Labour has called on the Tory-led Coalition running the County Council to scrap plans to turn the former DLI Museum into a restaurant, labelling the move “an affront to the memory of fallen service men and women”.
Coalition budget scrapes through as Labour highlights “failures”
Labour called out the repeated failures and shameful wastes of taxpayers’ money of the Tory-led Coalition running Durham County Council, as it finalised a controversial budget.