LABOUR COUNCILLORS LET DOWN PENSIONERS Thursday, 17 October, 2024 Yesterday, Cllr Alex Rafiq, our Conservative Councillor for Paston and Walton, put forward his first motion at Full Council asking for the Council Leader to write to the Chancellor and push for an urgent review on the Winter Fuel Allowance being means tested, given that over 25,000 pensioners in Peterborough will be affected by the withdrawal of the £300 funding. There was overwhelming support for... Local News
Stewart Jackson petition 10 Downing Street 16th December 2014 Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson today presented a petition to the Prime Minister at No 10 Downing Street on behalf of residents from Werrington and Peakirk... Local News
Quarter of deficit left by Labour CLEARED UP in first two years 17th February 2013 We know that times are hard for people who work hard up and down the country right now, with household budgets being stretched and squeezed. We are having to... Local News
Stewart Jackson: National Citizen Service is a great opportunity for 16-year-olds in Peterborough 5th March 2012 Stewart Jackson, MP for Peterborough, has welcomed the launch of the second year of National Citizen Service. Local News
Stewart Jackson welcomes end to automatic settlement for unskilled workers 5th March 2012 Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson has backed new Home Office rules which mean unskilled immigrants will no longer have an automatic right to settle in the UK. Local News
Peterborough MP Welcomes Capped Benefits For Families Who Don't Work 1st March 2012 The Government’s victory in passing the Welfare Reform Bill, ensuring that no family can get more in benefits than the average working family earns, has been... Local News
Stewart Jackson lobbies Minister over Peterborough DVLA closures 22nd February 2012 Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson attended a Public and Commercial Services Union briefing today and has written to the Mike Penning MP, Parliamentary Under... Local News
Stewart Jackson MP visits Peterborough apprenticeship centre during National Apprenticeship Week 9th February 2012 To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week 2012 which runs this week, from 6-10th February 2012, RTT Group are pleased to announce that Stewart Jackson, MP... Local News
Stewart Jackson MP welcomes Government funding for more local homes 7th February 2012 Stewart Jackson, MP for Peterborough, has welcomed Government funding to build more homes in Peterborough as part of an action plan to boost housebuilding... Local News
Stewart Jackson piles on pressure over the future of Peterborough’s Crossing Patrols 25th January 2012 Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson will be attending a public meeting which is being called by Cllr John Peach, representative for Park Ward, for the parents and... Local News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News