JournalLive - Tag - labour

6,500 young people stuck on the dole as figures rocket

JournalLive — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

THE number of young people stuck on the dole for more than a year in the North East has gone up by more than eight times in two years,.

Liberal Democrats could back calls for local banks

JournalLive — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:28:00 GMT

THE Liberal Democrats could soon officially back calls to create local community banks out of the Royal Bank of Scotland – a plan which has been championed by a Northern Tory MP.

Tory peer Nigel Vinson warns he could switch to UKIP

JournalLive — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:28:00 GMT

A NORTHUMBERLAND Conservative peer has warned he and others will switch to the UK Independence Party unless David Cameron gets powers for Britain back from Brussels.

UKIP confident of electoral “breakthrough” in North East

JournalLive — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE UK Independence Party is setting its sights on wining two of the region’s three seats in the European Parliament, according to its regional chairman.

Ed Balls: North East will suffer unless Government changes economic course

JournalLive — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:24:00 GMT

A “DANGEROUS” pessimism risks paralysing the North East unless the Government changes economic course, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has told The Journal.

David Miliband tells brother Labour party has to 'reach out'

JournalLive — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:15:00 GMT

DAVID Miliband has warned Labour must "reach out" if his brother Ed is to become Prime Minister.

South Shields MP David Miliband backs his brother Ed

JournalLive — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:59:00 GMT

SOUTH Shields MP David Miliband has publicly backed his brother Ed's plans to shake up the way Labour's top team is selected.

Labour hit back over North East schools spending

JournalLive — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:29:00 GMT

LABOUR have hit back over accusations they wasted taxpayers' cash on a project which was "not fit for purpose".

Labour leader Ed Miliband ready to punish the banks

JournalLive — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:15:00 GMT

LABOUR would tax the banks and pump the money into Britain's great towns and cities to create jobs, party leader Ed Miliband has revealed.

Ministers: Coalition will hold despite tensions over voting reform referendum

JournalLive — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

MINISTERS have told The Journal the coalition will hold together despite Labour seizing on “toxic” exchanges between Tories and Liberal Democrats over changing the voting system.