North West Leicestershire MP reacts to new road proposals

11 Aug 2024

Amanda Hack MP has welcomed a new report, which identifies priority road projects for investment across the Midlands.  Amanda Hack said: “Improvement to the region’s transport infrastructure is welcomed, but caution is needed. Understandably, the report is heavily influenced by the previous government’s ill-fated ‘Levelling Up’ agenda. I don’t want…

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The Ivanhoe Line fight goes on

30 Jul 2024

Amanda Hack, MP for North West Leicestershire, has responded to the Chancellor’s statement on the new government’s public spending inheritance. The statement identified £22 billion in unfunded spending commitments for the current budget year hidden by the previous government. The overspend prompted an immediate review of funding for rail projects…

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Labour parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire, sets out her first steps for the area

02 Jun 2024

Following the announcement of the date for the General Election, Amanda Hack, Labour parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire has set out her first steps for the area, which include: Improving access to GPs and dentists and addressing NHS waiting times Working with police and residents to tackle antisocial behaviour…

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Labour election candidate visits inspirational Alternative Education Provision

02 Jun 2024

Councillor Amanda Hack, the Labour parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire has visited Cape Cabin Alternative Education Provision to learn more about the support offered at the site and the challenges affecting young people and their families. Cape Cabin is an alternative educational support base in Moira offering academic and…

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Council Criticized for Not Spending Government Grant on Improving Homes

23 May 2024

Labour councillors say the district council is not spending a £2.8 million government grant to improve council homes. The grant is meant to help the council make its council houses more energy-efficient by installing better insulation and heating systems. Labour says this would help tenants who are struggling to afford…

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Labour candidate responds to ‘scandalous’ news that the government has taken £420 million from miners’ pensions over the last three years

27 Mar 2024

Councillor Amanda Hack, the Labour parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire, has responded to new information that the government has profited £420 million from the miners’ pension scheme over three years, calling it ‘scandalous’ and ‘shameful’. Tens of thousands of miners who invested in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (MPS) have…

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Labour candidates call for urgent action to tackle ‘shocking’ violence against shopworkers and rising retail crime

27 Mar 2024

Leicestershire Labour and Co-operative candidates Councillor Amanda Hack and Rory Palmer are calling for crucial changes to the law to tackle ‘shocking’ violence against shopworkers and rising retail crime. Cllr Hack, parliamentary candidate in North West Leicestershire and Rory Palmer, Police and Crime Commissioner candidate in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland…

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A flat budget from a failing government

06 Mar 2024

There can be no growth without investment and reform and the budget fails on both. Labour’s leader in Leicestershire and parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire, Cllr Amanda Hack, has responded to the Chancellor’s budget statement: “Given the state of Britain today, people in North West Leicestershire, like me, will…

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The state of our rivers in North West Leicestershire

05 Mar 2024

Labour’s parliamentary candidate in North West Leicestershire, Cllr Amanda Hack, has expressed concerns over a new report, which finds that none of the rivers and brooks in the constituency are in good health. The latest ‘State of our Rivers’ report published last week by the Rivers Trust, a conservation charity, reveals…

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Rail passengers are not going far anytime soon

27 Feb 2024

Uncertainty over Ivanhoe Line funding continues Labour’s leader in Leicestershire, Cllr Amanda Hack, has responded to the government’s latest transport announcement: “Last October, the government unveiled its ‘new’ Local Transport Fund with a flurry of ministerial announcements and press releases. We were told that nearly £10 billion had been allocated…

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NW Leics Labour parliamentary candidate calls for justice for retired miners in billion-pound pension scandal

23 Feb 2024

Amanda Hack, the Labour parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire, is calling for justice for miners affected by a billion-pound pension scandal. Thousands of miners who invested in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (MPS) have been short-changed for nearly three decades while the government continues to profit from the arrangement. The…

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Can’t get the hospital appointment you need? Here’s why!

28 Jan 2024

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Amanda Hack in Castle Donington

23 Jan 2024

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Bridgen cannot be trusted

20 Dec 2023

Cllr Amanda Hack, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire, has responded to news that Andrew Bridgen MP has quit the Reclaim Party after just seven months. “Over the last twelve months I’ve spent a lot of time talking to people in North West Leicestershire. I listened carefully and in…

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Council misses out on chance to benefit from the Government’s Levelling Up fund

24 Nov 2023

North West Leicestershire District Council has missed out on a chance to benefit from the third round of the Government’s Levelling Up fund, which had netted numerous other Councils upwards of £20 million per project, for regeneration. Commenting on the outcome, Opposition Labour Group Leader, Sean Sheahan said, “the Tory-led…

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Are families in Leicestershire better off? As with all government announcements, we must look at the bigger picture.

23 Nov 2023

Before the Chancellor uttered a single word yesterday, the Conservatives had already hit households in Leicestershire with tax increases equivalent to a 10p increase on National Insurance, so a 2p cut does not remotely make up for the pain of previous tax hikes. Since 2010, we’ve had five Prime Ministers…

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Leicestershire needs a fair deal

20 Nov 2023

Labour’s leader at County Hall has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt calling for a fair deal for Leicestershire in this week’s Autumn Statement. The letter comes ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 22nd November 2023, in which he will set out the government’s spending priorities. The statement offers an opportunity…

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Amanda Hack slams government proposal to criminalise rough sleepers

18 Nov 2023

Labour’s leader in Leicestershire, Cllr Amanda Hack, has written to the Conservative Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, calling on the government to scrap a proposal to criminalise the use of tents by homeless people. In the letter, Councillor Hack draws on her professional experience providing support services for the homeless in…

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Labour supports Ivanhoe Line development

08 Nov 2023

Amanda Hack welcomes progress but calls for long-term commitment to restoring Coalville to Leicester rail link Labour’s leader in Leicestershire, Cllr Amanda Hack, has welcomed the latest proposals for partially reopening the Ivanhoe line. However, Cllr Hack expressed concern at the exclusion of the link between Coalville and Leicester. After…

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The removal of the strategic environmental targets for the UK by the Conservatives is of no surprise.  They have form.

29 Sep 2023

In 2011, the Conservatives removed the environmental requirements in the National Planning Policy Framework (NNPF).  This was the Cameron Conservatives who promised to be the greenest govt ever and then they removed the code for sustainable homes from the NPPF, they also removed the commitment to build to at least…

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Our schools are falling to pieces

21 Sep 2023

The government is engulfed in a new controversy following the discovery of dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) walls and ceilings at more than 100 English schools and colleges. The row has prompted Labour to increase pressure on the County Council for answers on the true state of school buildings in…

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Family Hub Opens in Coalville

11 Jul 2023

This week saw the opening of the Family Hub in Coalville. You might have been familiar with the venue…it was the main Coalville Sure Start. A flagship policy from the Labour Government was Sure Starts. Which made such a difference to so many families including my own. A universal service…

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Tories supported by Lib Dems hang on to control of NWLDC

24 May 2023

Labour members of North West Leicestershire District Council have been thwarted in their bid to take control of the Council by the casting vote of the Chair after a vote for Council Leader ended in deadlock. Following the election, earlier this month, Labour emerged as the largest party on the…

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Letter from Cllr. Sean Sheahan, Leader of NWLDC Labour Group, to all NWLDC Councillors

22 May 2023

Dear Councillors, On the 4th of May the voters of North West Leicestershire voted for change and elected 17 Labour Councillors, making Labour the largest group by a clear margin. I believe this result happened for two reasons. Firstly, people in North West Leicestershire rejected the Conservative Party for looking…

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Mental health services in Leicestershire on their knees

15 May 2023

Amanda Hack, the Labour Group leader at Leicestershire County Council, has marked Mental Health Awareness Week by drawing attention to the huge number of local people stuck on mental health waiting lists. Since 2010, the government has cut one-in-four mental health beds across the country, and waiting times for treatment…

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Forthcoming Council Elections

20 Apr 2023

Amanda Hack, our newly selected candidate for the next General Election, is pleased to support Labour’s  candidates in the forthcoming Council elections on May 4th. “As Labour Group Leader at Leicestershire County Council, I have been calling for a halt in the cuts to Bus Services, challenging for change in…

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Labour Calls for Conservative MP, Andrew Bridgen, to Resign

16 Jan 2023

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Labour Wins Ashby Holywell Byelection

22 Jan 2022

Congratulations to Labour candidates Avril Wilson and Liz Parle for their stunning victory in the Ashby Town Council Holywell ward byelection on Thursday 20th January. They both polled over 50% of the votes against Conservative and Independent opponents.  They will be joining Cllr. Dave Bigby on the Town Council to…

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Ashby de la Zouch Town Council By-Election 20th January

03 Jan 2022

Two long-standing Holywell residents, Liz Parle and Avril Wilson, will be standing for Labour in an Ashby Town Council by-election which will be held on Thursday 20th January 2022. See our election address here. The election has been called because two of the three sitting Conservative ward councillors were automatically…

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Candidates for May 2021

29 Mar 2021

North West Leicestershire Labour have selected their candidates for the County Council elections and the 2 District Council by-elections to be held on Thursday 6th May 2021.   Full candidate details will appear on this site shortly!

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