Gedling Labour

12/10/2026

This great team were out and about in Woodthorpe over the weekend, chatting with local residents and listening to the issues that matter to them.

Lots of casework picked up by Borough Councillors Viv and Ron McCrossen, alongside Arnold South County Councillor Liz Clunie. Great to see our local Labour team working hard for residents!

Working all year round, not just at election time.🌹

12/10/2026

05/10/2026

Gedling Labour members and Michael Payne MP were out in Arnold on Saturday, speaking to residents about the issues that matter locally.

We also heard from lots of people who support Andy Burnham’s plans to fix social care and make sure our young people are valued, supported and given the opportunities they need to get on in life and fulfil their potential.

There’s a real appetite for hope in our communities. 🌹

29/09/2026

I found the Prime Minister’s speech today genuinely moving.

There were big ideas in it: a new National Care Service; greater public control of water, energy and housing; electoral reform; a stronger relationship with Europe; and reform of our education and welfare systems.

But the part that stayed with me most wasn’t a policy announcement.

It was the moment he spoke about his Dad.

You could see the emotion. For a moment, the politics fell away and you saw a son talking about his father - about where he came from, the values he was given and the opportunities his Dad wanted his children to have.

I found that incredibly powerful.

Because, ultimately, that is what politics is about for me too.

I was brought up to believe that it doesn’t matter where you come from, what your parents did for a living or how much money your family had. If you work hard, treat people kindly and have ambition, you should have the opportunity to get on.

And if you do get the chance to get on, you should never pull the ladder up behind you.

That working-class aspiration is alive and well in Gedling. I see it in the parents who want more for their children, the young people with huge ambitions for their futures, the people running small businesses, the carers, public servants and working families who graft every day to build a better life.

They don’t want to be told Britain’s best days are behind us. Neither do I.

Of course people will disagree with some of what the Prime Minister said today. That’s democracy.

But what I heard was a Prime Minister prepared to be honest about the challenges we face, put forward big ideas about how we meet them and, above all, ask us to believe in our country and each other again.

After so much division and cynicism in our politics, I think we desperately need some hope.

Hope that Britain can be better.

Hope that where you start in life doesn’t have to determine where you finish.

Hope that our children can inherit a country with more opportunity than the one we inherited.

And hope that, together, we can build it.

It’s time to hope again. 🇬🇧

27/09/2026

🏡 Helping more first-time buyers get the keys to their own home

Labour has announced Your First Home, a new scheme designed to help more people get onto the housing ladder, particularly those who can’t rely on the ‘bank of mum and dad’.

🔑 Under the plans, eligible first-time buyers could purchase a new-build home with a deposit of just 2.5%, supported by a government-backed equity loan worth 20% of the property’s value, with an initial interest-free period.

For example, on a £200,000 home, a 2.5% deposit would be just £5,000.

For many people, one of the biggest barriers to buying their first home is saving enough for a deposit. This scheme is about making that first step more achievable.

Here in Gedling, we want local people to have the opportunity to put down roots, buy their first home and build their future in the communities they know and love.

🏠 More opportunities for first-time buyers.
🔑 Smaller deposits.
🌹 Helping more people achieve the security of a home of their own.

That’s Labour delivering for working people.

Further details of the scheme will be confirmed at next month’s Budget.

24/09/2026

🎓🔧 Young people should be able to follow their talents, whether they want to go to university, take an apprenticeship or head straight into work.

Labour is introducing new Vocational GCSEs alongside traditional GCSEs, giving pupils the chance to study practical subjects at school while continuing with English, maths and science.

The Government is also launching a national drive to create 200,000 more work experience opportunities, so more teenagers can see what different jobs are really like before deciding what comes next.

Every young person in Gedling deserves the chance to discover what they’re good at and build a future that works for them. 🌹

22/09/2026

A really positive and warm door knocking session in Porchester this evening with our Labour borough councillor, county councillor and MP.

We had a fantastic response for Labour and lots of helpful conversations with local residents about local issues. 🌹

22/09/2026

❤️ No one should have to fight for time to grieve.

Losing a loved one or experiencing pregnancy loss is one of the most painful experiences anyone can face. At such a difficult time, people should not also have to worry about whether they can take time away from work.

That is why the Labour Government is introducing new legal rights from April 2027.

Employees who lose a spouse or partner, parent, adult child or sibling will gain a statutory right to bereavement leave. This will also recognise step, half, adoptive, kinship care and foster relationships.

Women and their partners who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, including miscarriage and unsuccessful IVF embryo transfers, will be entitled to up to two weeks of unpaid leave.

The leave will be protected, available flexibly within 56 weeks of a loss and can be taken as individual days. Nobody will be required to provide evidence of their loss.

These compassionate, common-sense changes will give people greater security, dignity and the time and space they need to grieve.

18/09/2026

A great team out in Coppice last night. Taking up issues for local residents. 🌹