Women and Domestic Violence

Local members took photos of themselves holding candles, in support of a UN initiative to stop violence against women. The original plan had been to hold candlelit vigils in public, but covid restrictions put paid to that idea. But domestic violence and access to public services will be important issues…

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Youth Leads the Way – Again!

Almost a 100 people attended a socially-distanced Black Lives Matter vigil on Haddenham village green during the summer, organised by one of our younger members, Madeleine.

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Youth leads the way

Our youngest member has been on local TV and radio, and got support from footballer Marcus Rashford, for his efforts to provide free school meals, when the Government won’t. 14-year old Sulayman was so outraged by the Government’s decision not to provide free school meals during the half-term holiday, and…

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Buckingham Labour Party Statement

31 Oct 2020

The Buckingham Constituency Labour Party fully supports the work to make sure that the Labour Party is a safe, open and welcoming place for members from all backgrounds and communities. We are steadfastly opposed to any form of discrimination, with zero tolerance amongst our members. We continue to work together,…

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Free School Meals

28 Oct 2020

Buckingham Constituency Labour Party have called on Buckinghamshire Council to do more to help families whose children are eligible for free school meals. This came after the Tory-run council belatedly urged vulnerable families to call its ‘Helping Hand’ hotline. “Half-way through half-term week and we have finally heard from the council. But…

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Labour continues to challenge local Tories

28 Oct 2020

While we’ve not been updating our website, your local Labour Party have never stopped holding those in charge to account. Our longstanding councillor Robin Stuchbury has consistently challenged the local council (as well as their predecessors), alongside Labour councillors from other constituencies. Labour members have been sitting on & supporting…

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Labour Will Cancel Oxford-Cambridge Expressway

Labour Will Cancel Oxford-Cambridge Expressway The controversial Oxford-Cambridge Expressway will be cancelled by a Labour Government.  The news was confirmed by David Morgan, Labour candidate for the Buckingham constituency, after the region’s Labour candidates, led by Cambridge’s Daniel Zeichner, secured support for the policy shift from Labour Shadow Secretary of…

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Hustings Speech, Haddenham, 4th December 2019

This election is about Vision & Values. It is not just the Brexit Election. It is the Climate Emergency Election. The Social Justice Election. The What Kind of World Do We Want for our children election. We stand at a “1945 Moment”. Despite fears about the costs, the impossibility, the…

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Hustings Speech, Winslow, 25 November 2019

Intro This election is about Vision & Values.  Who are we as a people, what kind of future we want for our children. Some say it’s the Brexit election. But it’s also the climate change election, the NHS election, The how do we heal the nation and restore trust in…

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Environmental, Family and Rural Issues at Heart of Labour Party Manifesto

The Labour Party manifesto recognises that if we don’t take urgent action to deal with the climate emergency, we’ll have no planet to live on.  Economic growth cannot be at the expense of our environment.  We need to plan for a sustainable future, and a just future, that helps everyone…

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No To The Expressway

19 Nov 2019

Labour candidate David Morgan backs the NEG campaign. If you would like to meet David and find out more about him and what he represents, please contact us through the Buckingham Labour Party Facebook page.  David Morgan said earlier today: “The Expressway has no economic justification or democratic mandate.  We need…

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Buckingham Constituency Labour Party announce their candidate for 2019 General Election

07 Nov 2019

  The Labour candidate at the general election for the Buckingham constituency will be David Morgan. David is a Buckinghamshire man who has spent his life campaigning in the local community, and internationally, for social justice.  A former lecturer in Constitutional Law and Politics, David has worked as a regular…

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Tories failing the people of Bucks

23 Apr 2019

The news that cash-strapped Tory controlled Buckingham County Council spent £40 million on agency staff over the last five years demonstrates once again how The Tory Council is failing the people of Buckinghamshire. Vital services are in crisis through Tory incompetence nationally, and ineptness locally. The Tories are just not…

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Labour councillors representing the people of Bucks

23 Apr 2019

The musical chairs of establishing a new unitary authority for Bucks won’t hide the failings of our Tory led County and District councils. This is why it is vital that Labour holds them to account in the ‘shadow’ authority. As Buckingham Labour’s Robin Stutchbury says: The shadow authority will yield…

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New Unitary Authority for Bucks

02 Nov 2018

James Brokenshire, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has today announced that Buckinghamshire will form a new Unitary Authority to sit alongside Labour-led Milton Keynes. The Labour Party in Buckinghamshire feels that the move from 4 District Councils and 1 County Council towards a single unitary authority…

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Tory Bucks Failure in Social Care

01 Oct 2018

Tory controlled Bucks County Council pledged to produce an annual ‘Local Account’ of its priorities and progress in provision of social care and public health.  But BCC has failed to honour this pledge.  They have failed to produce a Local Account for the last two years. The County Council produced…

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Save our Buckingham Community Hospital Beds

Vital beds are under threat at Buckingham Community Hospital in proposals shrouded in secrecy.  Buckingham Labour  will do all we can to support the campaign to stop the cuts and keep the beds at our community hospital. Vital Service Under Threat Buckingham Community Hospital provides care for patients who may…

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A future at risk from Tory cuts in youth services

22 Sep 2018

The Tories have slashed spending on youth services putting the futures of many of our children at risk.   Central government funding for local authorities has been slashed year on year since 2010.  In 2010 we spent £1.2 billion on youth work, youth services and related youth activity; last year we…

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School exclusions letting Bucks kids down

21 Sep 2018

Department for Education data for 2015/16 showed Buckinghamshire as one of the highest permanently excluding authorities in England. Exclusions across primary and secondary schools in Bucks have doubled over the last few years. National statistics show that half the children excluded has a recognised mental health need. They are four…

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Young families priced out of decent housing

18 Sep 2018

More and more young families are being priced out of decent housing.  We all need a secure home. Under the Conservatives, affordable housebuilding has fallen to a 24-year low. Labour will build the genuinely affordable homes to rent and buy that the country needs. A Labour government would  remove government…

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Tory failure to plan school places

09 Sep 2018

County Chiefs have warned that there will be a shortage of school places as schools are already at full capacity. As housing development continues apace in Buckinghamshire, it is projected there will be a growing shortage of school places.  In April,  the Tory leader of Bucks County  said space for…

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