Medway Labour and local residents had a visit from Labour leadership contender David Miliband today. David met residents on Rochester Highstreet after arriving at Rochester station, he met a number of voters whilst walking down Rochester Highstreet. He spoke with a number of parents about their concerns around education, before hosting a meeting in the Visitor Centre where he spoke to both Labour and non-Labour constituents.
The Labour Parliamentary candidate for Rochester & Strood Teresa Murray has welcomed Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families who congratulated the parent-led campaign and highlighted the opposition to Medway Conservative cuts to local primary schools.
Teresa Murray, Labour PPC for Rochester & Strood has congratulated Kent Police for the record drop in Crime recorded across Rochester & Strood. The drop in crime is a response to the hard work of police officers and PCSO's and the public who have responded well to the community based approach of crime reduction.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, visited Rochester & Strood on the 6th April to launch the Labour General Election Campaign in an area crucial to a Labour Government and forgotten by Medway Conservative Councillors. Gordon visited the Morrison's in Strood with Sarah Brown to highlight the threat to economic recovery posed by the Tories. In addition he met with local workers and residents and listened to the concerns surrounding jobs and the Conservative proposal to bulldoze and concrete over the Thames Eatuary with an International airport.
Teresa Murray, Labour PPC has welcomed the budget from Alistair Darling who has set out the next steps in the Governments plan to secure the economic recovery and build strong, sustainable growth.
In 2001, Labour went into the General Election with a manifesto pledge to give Parliament a free vote on the issue of fox hunting. In 2004 we delivered on that pledge. The ban on hunting with dogs came into force in February 2005, following the eventual passage of the Hunting Act 2004 through Parliament.
Teresa Murray, Labour PPC has challenged local Conservative candidates to back the ban. They have refused to support the ban on hunting and a number of local Tories are actively supporting the barbaric sport.
The Labour Parliamentary candidate for Rochester & Strood Teresa Murray has congratulated the parent-led campaign to save St Peter's Primary School in Rochester and condemns the Tory failure to apologise for the Medway Conservative proposal to consider the school for closure and the stress caused to parents, pupils and teachers.
Teresa Murray, Labour PPC for Rochester & Strood has congratulated Kent Police for the record drop in Crime recorded across Rochester & Strood. The drop in crime is a response to the hard work of police officers and PCSO's and the public who have responded well to the community based approach of crime reduction.
The Tory London mayor, Boris Johnson, has called for a new airport in North Kent concuding that Heathrow was 'a planning error.' Writing in the Sunday Times he cited a requirement for a massive airport hub. Labour is leading the call against the plans and the destruction of homes and habitat.
Taxpayers will be stuck with millions of pounds of costs with a council deal to buy the Medway Tunnel. Jonathan Shaw MP, Teresa Murray and local Labour campaigners have attacked the deal by the Rochester Bridge Trust (RBT) to transfer its ownership of the tunnel to Medway Council.
Teresa Murray, Labour PPC for Rochester & Strood is supporting the efforts of Jonathan Shaw MP and Paul Clark MP to improve rail services for Medway commuters including a fair fare, cleaner trains, modern rolling stock and trains which are punctual and reliable. She has also campaigned for the modernisation of Strood & Rochester rails stations.
Medway schools are celebrating their best ever GCSE exam results - the fourth year in a row that results have improved and reflective of the hard work of school pupils and teachers. Teresa Murray calls for more opportunities for young people, for vocational and university education as a key to unlocking success.
Teresa Murray, the Labour candidate for Rochester & Strood, has spoken on the BBC Politics Show and at a World Development Movement event on the Labour government commitment for the UK cutting greenhouse gas emissions and on the delayed Kingsnorth Power Station development.
Teresa Murray in conjunction with Medway Labour Group are launching a campaign together with the Mirror and Unite about ‘Fair Tips’, to ensure that tips are divided equally and not used to cover 'walk outs' and breakages. In addition Teresa used the campaign launch to remind people about the Tory rejection of the minimum wage policy which so benefited working people
Sixty years ago, Labour created the NHS. It was born in a society where healthcare was exclusive, expensive and unavailable for many ordinary people. Britain needed a system that provided healthcare to everyone, free at the point of delivery. Teresa highlighted her committmenent to the NHS and reminded people of the stark choice at the next election
Teresa Murray has welcomed Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP, Labour Minister for Housing to Rochester to highlight the investment by the Labour Government in regenerating parts of Rochester. The visit by Caroline Flint represents the start of the next phase of regeneration for Rochester & Strood
