Easington’s Grahame Morris Welcomes Labour’s North East Manifesto
Press Releases / April 20, 2010 / Comment now
Easington CLP with Labour Candidate Grahame Morris
Yesterday, Labour made clear its commitment to the communities of the North East by launching its North East Manifesto. Minister for the North East, Nick Brown, along with General Election Manifesto Co-ordinator and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, is touring the region setting out Labour’s vision and focusing on the need to secure the economic recovery.
Labour’s vision for the North East centres on low carbon and renewable technology. Labour will tackle the challenge of climate change through creating opportunities for new industry and good jobs in the region. The financial services, tourism and science and innovation also feature highly in the economic plans set out by Labour for the North East.
In contrast to the Tories, Labour has committed to protect and develop the role of the Regional Development Agency, One North East, which has played an important role in attracting new industries to the area and investing to create jobs across the region. Labour will also introduce new regional growth funds to support economic development in the region. As part of Labour’s commitment to new technology fast broadband access will be installed in every household in the North East. A Green Investment Bank to support low-carbon infrastructure projects will also be established and over the next two years £164m is to be invested in more affordable housing in the region.
Grahame Morris said
“Labour has a proven track record in the North East having invested in our communities to improve public services, promote business and good jobs and support the vulnerable and elderly with better pensions, Winter Fuel Payments, increased Cold Weather Payments and initiatives such as free bus passes. In Easington, every school is being rebuilt through Labour’s flagship Building Schools for the Future Programme. There are also opportunities to encourage job creation locally in emerging sectors such as the digital economy like the Film Production facility and associated Centre of Creative Excellence in East Durham. This project would not have been possible without the support of Durham County Council, Nick Brown and One North East.
“Labour’s Manifesto for the North East sets out how Labour will continue the progress that has been made over the last 13 years. Anything other than a Labour Government would put our economy’s recovery locally and nationally at risk.”
Labour’s Regional Minister for the North East, Nick Brown said;
“My priority as Regional Minister has been to drive the prosperity of the North East. I’ve engaged with public and private sector organisations to broaden and deepen the employment base of the region.
“We had the fastest growth rates of any region just before the economic downturn. I believe that our approach is the right one, and with the Government’s help we can get back on the road to prosperity. This will take a government that will stand by us, invest in us, support and encourage us. Only the Labour Party is promising to do that. The dramatic “savage cuts” promised by the Tories and the Lib Dems would be ruinous for our region.”
