ClaretTony wrote:What's this plenty Birtwistle has got done for the town? Wasn't his promise last time to get the accident & emergency department back to Burnley General Hospital?
His voting record as an MP followed the Tory Government to the detriment of places like Burnley:
Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness
• Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
• Generally voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Almost always voted for academy schools
• Consistently voted for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government