Labour - working hard for the people of the boro........................

The Labour government and the local council is working hard for the people of Middlesborugh and all local communities, delivering more jobs, safer streets and high quality public services available to all. Britain has the lowest mortgage rates for 40 years, the lowest inflation for 40 years and the lowest unemployment since 1970. Lets move forward!

The Tories are pledged to an agenda of cuts, charges and privatisation that is more extreme than ever. They are committed to an immediate cut of £20 billion to public services and would return Britain to recession.

More nurses, more doctors

Since Labour came to office in 1997, waiting lists are down, investment is up, and there are 1,559 more nurses and 205 more doctors caring for patients in County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority. More >>

More teachers

Since 1997, standards in our schools have risen across the board and there are now -100 more teachers helping children in Middlesbrough Local Education Authority. The Tories' commitment to an immediate 20 billion cut in public services would mean painful cuts to schools. More >>

More police

Our streets are safer, crime is down and there are now 228 more police officers fighting crime in Cleveland Police Force than in 1997. The Tories are committed to an immediate cut of £1.6 billion from the Home Office and criminal justice. More >>

Record number of people in work

Unemployment is down by 51 per cent in Middlesbrough and around 4,160 people have got jobs thanks to Labour's New Deal in Middlesbrough since 1997. The Tories are pledged to axe the New Deal and would return Britain to mass unemployment. More >>

More for pensioners

In Middlesbrough, the winter fuel allowance warmed the homes of 16,490 pensioners in February 2004 and Labour is helping all pensioners to enjoy a decent and secure retirement. 5,906 pensioner households in Middlesbrough are now benefiting from Pension Credit, with a local average award of £40.08 a week. The Tories have opposed every measure Labour has taken to boost pensioner prosperity. They would let Labour's Pension Credit 'die' and penalise Britain's poorest pensioners. More >>

More for families

In 1997 there was no child care guarantee for parents. Now 3,400 three and four year olds have taken up one of the free part-time nursery education places available in Middlesbrough Local Education Authority.  More >>

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