'Monkseaton North Cabinet Member, Les Miller obviously doesn't rate Tory Mayor Linda Arkley's 'much vaunted' Whitley Bay regeneration very highly when he describes it as s**t. Since Tory Les is being honest, we wonder what else he wants to the lid on? Another Tory 'tweet'

'Monkseaton North Cabinet Member, Les Miller obviously doesn't rate Tory Mayor Linda Arkley's 'much vaunted' Whitley Bay regeneration very highly when he describes it as s**t. Since Tory Les is being honest, we wonder what else he wants to the lid on? Another Tory 'tweet'.

LABOUR URGES MAYOR TO ‘STOP DITHERING’ AND SCRAP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

LABOUR URGES MAYOR TO ‘STOP DITHERING’ AND SCRAP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Labour councillors in North Tyneside have urged the Borough’s Tory Mayor ‘to stop dithering and scrap the post of Chief Executive of the council.

In Mayor Arkley’s current budget proposals, she has set out plans to ‘delete’ the post of CEO as part of her efforts to turn around a £2m budget shortfall. Her plans would come into force on 31 May 2013 but the Labour majority on the council pushed through a motion last week which would bring the measure into effect ‘immediately’.

The current CEO, Graham Haywood has been employed by the council on a part time basis since 2011 but Labour is arguing that the savings should be made immediately.

Labour group leader Jim Allan said

‘The Mayor should stop dithering, she either needs a CEO or she doesn’t so why not implement her own plan to scrap the post immediately? Full Council voted to pass a measure that would mean further savings last week and the Mayor seems to be dragging her heels over her own proposal. She needs to make savings as the council under her control, has a budget shortfall of over £2m and she needs to answer the question – why not ‘delete’ the post now rather than wait a further 8 months?’

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Labour has today launched a Policy Review document entitled "Private Rented Housing: Providing stability and affordability for renters and families".

Press release

Monday 10th December 2012

For immediate use

Labour's Private Rented Housing policy document

Labour has today launched a Policy Review document entitled "Private Rented Housing: Providing stability and affordability for renters and families".

This document sets out new thinking from Labour's Policy Review on giving stability and financial certainty to private renters, including over one million families with children. These proposals would give families and other renters the opportunity to access longer term tenancies allied to predictable rents.

The private rented sector is now a mainstream tenancy with 8.5 million people in England renting privately. But the sector hasn’t just grown, the type of people living in it have changed too. Of the 3.6 million households, nearly a third are now families with children.

But the evidence shows the current model of short-term tenancies and unpredictable rent increases just doesn’t provide families with the stability and the certainty they need.

Jack Dromey MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, said:

“Families need stability to plan where they send their kids to school and certainty to manage their household budgets.

“That’s why Labour is committed to reforming the private rented sector so it works for Britain’s families. With longer term tenancies and predictable rents, the private rented sector will offer the affordable and stable homes that renters need.

“Families will feel that their rented house is a home and it will help strengthen communities as people put down roots and get to know their neighbours.

“Labour’s One Nation housing policy offers stability for families, certainty for landlords and strengthened communities.”

As part of Labour's Policy Review we are looking at the following areas:

· A private rented sector based on long-termism and responsibility so that families can have the stability and security they deserve.

· Providing access to longer term tenancies allied to predictable rents for renters and families so they can plan ahead and manage their household budgets.

· Removing the barriers that stand in the way of longer tenancies and incentivising landlords to offer renters greater stability if they want it.

· Ensuring that the many responsible landlords who do the right thing are not disadvantaged. That is why Labour will work with the sector to develop a range of possible incentives that will form part of a “something for something” deal for landlords.

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