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Free School Meals

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…

Buckingham Constituency Labour Party announce their candidate for 2019 General Election

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…

Personal Statement

Buckinghamshire has a proud history of MPs prepared to question, and stand up to, those in power. More than ever, Buckingham constituency needs someone who is not afraid to hold decision-makers to account. This is an historic election. We can decide if we wish to continue with austerity – which…

NHS plans £34m cuts in Buckinghamshire workforce

The Local Sustainability and Transformation plan has revealed £34m could be cut from the NHS’s workforce in Bucks over the next half decade. Join us in Buckingham Labour Party to campaign against the cuts. So-called ‘efficiency savings’ are bleeding the NHS with cuts in beds and staff shortages. As a…

437 fewer teachers in Buckinghamshire Schools by 2020

Tory government cuts in central grant will mean there will be 437 fewer teachers in Buckinghamshire schools by 2020. Let’s stop the cuts. Join with us in Buckingham Labour party to fight the Tory bargain basement approach to our children education. We need investment in education to give all our…

Acute social housing shortage in Bucks

As elsewhere across the country the number of families in temporary accommodation (normally B&Bs) has increased in Bucks. The main reason for this is a decrease in the stock of social housing and of affordable rented accommodation. There are over 3000 on the waiting list in Bucks. Yet the…

Tory chaos over unitary status

Since the Tory leaders of the county council put forward plans for a unitary authority covering the whole of Buckinghamshire, the Tories in Bucks have been at loggerheads. The Tory leadership of AVDC has put forward alternative proposals for two unitary authorities. Former Tory leader on AVDC told Bucks Herald…

The Tories are breaking Buckinghamshire

Conservative leadership on Bucks CC means overspending while racking up debts. It means choosing loss-making ‘investment’ decisions. Under the Conservatives, the county’s going broke. Debts and overspending In 2015/16, the council spent £53 million just on servicing debts, far more than it spent on education (£29.7 million) and transport (£27.9…