"Welcome to the new website for Labour in Brighton and Hove. I hope this site tells you more about Labour locally, our citywide campaigns and our work in communities from Portslade to Saltdean, the Palace Pier to Patcham.
Use this site to contact your local Labour representatives, tell us what you think about your local council, and join in the campaign against Conservative cuts to essential public services.
Thanks for visiting us at BrightonHoveLabour.com."
This year's election results saw Labour come a close second to the Greens.
Why Green Party Budget is Very Wrong for Our City
Former leader of Brighton & Hove council and Labour Peer, Lord Bassam writes that the Green Party budget is bad for the city.
"My worry is that the City will decline in the face of less Government money, and its decline will be greater if it doesn't know where it is going. Currently the council lacks both vision and strategy and a sense of purpose." Read more ...
Parking Charges Rocket By As Much As 100%
Labour & Co-operative Leader, Councillor Gill Mitchell raises concerns that Green Party parking increases will damage both small businesses and the city's economy. Parking permits for traders more than doubling from £350 to £750 per year, while local businesses will be expected to shell out £400 per year to rather than £175.
Brighton and Hove Labour support the Cooperative Party campaign for the People's Railway. This would give the British public real power over its rail network. Learn more about the campaign.
Support LOLA: "Leave Our Loos Alone!"
Labour in Brighton & Hove have pledged to save the city’s public toilets and are calling on residents to back LOLA - the "Leave Our Loos Alone" campaign.
Read more, or see our Facebook page and sign the petition.
The Government is planning the biggest re-organisation of the NHS since it began in 1948. It is unnecessary, unwanted, wasteful and damaging – and threatens to end the NHS as we know it. Only last year, the Government promised people they wouldn’t do it. Many thousands of people have already called on the Government to stop.
But they are ploughing on, ignoring public and professional opinion, out of touch with Britain. We need to make the Government listen before it's too late.
Sign the Drop the Bill petition
Labour's Plan for Jobs
This is a really worrying time for families, struggling with higher food prices and gas bills and worried about their jobs and their children’s futures. That’s why Labour has set out a clear five-point plan for jobs, to help struggling families and support small businesses.
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Your Brighton & Hove Councillors
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