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Reading Labour Manifesto 2022
Find below Reading Labour’s Manifesto for the 2022 local elections in Reading Borough, held on Thursday 5th May.
The Manifesto maintains and enhances our commitments from last year – building a consistent and aspirational vision for Reading.
Read MoreTory policies mean workers in Reading set to see real wages fall by £1,300 by 2023
New figures published by Reading Labour today reveal the staggering hit to wages facing local people by 2023. New analysis shows the average earner in Reading will see their real earnings fall by £1,300 by 2023.
Not only will working people be hit with the biggest tax burden since the 1940s – but living standards look to plummet at the fastest rate seen since records began…
Read MoreFamilies in Reading face £24.9 million Conservative tax hike, £348 per worker – new analysis
New figures released by Reading Labour reveal that families in Reading are facing a £24.9 million National Insurance Contributions [NICs] hike thanks to the latest Tory tax rise. Under the Conservatives’ plans to raise National Insurance this April, the average employee in Reading will pay an extra £348 in NICs alone.
The increase pushes taxes up to a 70-year high – and comes at a time when energy bills are set to rise by almost £700 and inflation is at a 30-year high…
Read MoreCost of Living Survey
The Conservatives have failed on energy and working families are footing the bill. Labour would take fully-funded measures to reduce price rises saving most households around £200 or more…
Read MoreThe Future of Recycling in Reading
The introduction of food waste collections has taken Reading’s recycling rate to over 50% for the first time ever: Over 600 tonnes of food waste is diverted from landfill every month and used to generate electricity and fertiliser. Reading’s Labour Councillors are now planning for the next expansion to kerbside collections: glass. Reading’s Lead Member for Neighbourhoods and Communities, Labour Councillor Adele Barnett-Ward answers your questions about glass recycling…
Read MoreConservatives’ Fraud Write-off Costs Reading £10.8 million
New figures, published today by Reading Labour, reveal the staggering cost of the Chancellor’s fraud write-off to families across Reading.
This week Rishi Sunak, the Conservative Chancellor, announced he was writing off a staggering £4.3bn in Covid fraud – the equivalent of 128,000 nurses’ salaries or 146,000 police officers.
That’s the equivalent of £156 per household wasted on fraud alone. Across Reading that is £10,888,800…
Read MoreLabour Councillors Slam Tory Police Commissioner’s “Partisan Funding Allocation”
Reading Labour councillors subjected Matthew Barber, the Conservative Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner [PCC], to tough questioning during his attendance at Reading Borough Council’s Policy Committee on Monday 17th January 2022.
In September 2021, Mr Barber announced a 52% cut to Reading’s Community Safety funding. This drastic funding cut will mean difficult decisions around vital work to tackling reoffending and residents’ priority issues in Reading…
Read MoreBoris Johnson is treating the people of Reading with contempt: he partied while 224 in Reading died
Responding to the latest reports of parties in Downing Street during lockdown – including a ‘Bring Your Own Bottle’ party which the Prime Minister and his wife are widely reported to have attended, Labour’s Cllr Graeme Hoskin has called on local Conservatives to send a clear message to Conservatives in Downing Street…
Read MoreSenior Conservative Councillor Crosses Floor To Join Reading Labour
David Stevens, councillor for Thames ward on Reading Borough Council, has announced today that he is crossing the floor to join the Labour Party…
Read MoreThank you!
I would like to thank every single resident who put their faith in Reading Labour and voted for our candidates yesterday…
Read MoreIt’s Polling Day!
Here is a short video of our manifesto pledges to you
Thanks to the fist time candidate and organiser James Denny for making this for us.
Read MoreReading Labour Manifesto 2021
Come and have a look at Reading Labour’s exciting 2021 Manifesto!
Read MoreReclaim the Streets doorstep vigil tonight
Women should be safe to walk our streets however the events of this week, and the tragic murder of Sarah Everard, have shown this is not the case. We have been deeply saddened by Sarah’s death and the stories women across the UK and Reading have shared highlighting the danger and harassment they face everyday.…
Read MoreHappy International Women’s Day!
On International Women’s Day we reaffirm our pledge to stand in solidarity with women in our neighbourhoods, in Reading and beyond. We thank all our supporters, community activists, trade unionists, members and councillors who #ChooseToChallenge everyday. RDLP Women’s Officer Dr Alessandra BorlottiRDLP Chair Sarah HackerRDLP Secretary and Vice-Chair (East) Helen CaneyRDLP Vice-Chair (West) Billie ReynoldsRDLP…
Read MoreSpecial Educational Needs (SEN) provision for the borough
At Reading Borough’s full council meeting on Tuesday 23rd February, James Denny (pictured, Labour candidate for Peppard and secretary for Neurodivergent Labour) questioned the lead councillor for education, Ash Pearce on Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision for the borough. Cllr Pearce replied that significant investment is being put into SEN capacity, bringing provision closer to…
Read MoreCllr Gul Khan, age 78, with a video message on the Covid Vaccine
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Read MoreAn update from one of our new councillors
YOU ELECTED ME.. WHAT’S NEXT? By Ayo Sokale This is the first of my blog posts updating you on my activities as your councillor. What has happened so far? I had my first Caversham ward councillor surgery at the Weller Centre on Amersham Road on the 11th May 2019. I have chosen the committees and panels I will…
Read MoreUpcoming Women’s Labour Events
Hello, My name is Ayo Sokale and I am your Women’s Officer for Reading Labour. I am writing to invite you to the following events: – How to be a Councillor Date: 9th of September Time: 2-4pm Location: The Outlook, Kings Road We will have current councillors come and speak about their roles, what it…
Read MoreChristine Borgars RIP
Christine passed away on August 12th at around 6 pm, she was 75. She passed peacefully and shared her last moments with David her friend of 50 years. Her last few weeks were filled with messages of love and support from many, many people in the Reading area and beyond. For the majority of Christine’s…
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