Right to Buy strips local authorities of their capacity to help those most in need of decent, secure social rented homes. Leeds Labour is working with the Govt on their social housing reforms - calling for an end to sales, a new toolkit to build homes and meet the housing emergency.
Cllr Jess Lennox

In Leeds, we are calling for a cessation of sales of council owned homes via Right To Buy, and a wholly reformed toolkit for local authorities to rebuild housing stock to levels that can support the many thousands in need of decent and secure socially rented homes.

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Radio Leeds currently discussing why no one is aware of female explorers with a fascinating interview about mountaineer Dorothy Pilley. Curriculums have to stop writing women out of history. #bbcradioleeds #womenshistory #womenpioneers

Here are ten labour history anniversaries to read about this cold Sunday morning.
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An important letter from Women’s Aid

Fantastic and thought-provoking day and met some great women. #lwn @labourwomensnet.bsky.social

@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social fights for victims & survivors of #cse The Tories and Musk appear to be hellbent on exploiting the experiences of those who have already been exploited in the most horrific way with no care of the impact their words & agenda will have on them

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Hundreds of millions spent by councils placing vulnerable children in illegal children’s homes: new report by the Children’s Commissioner for England

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Homelessness severely undermines children’s education - a major topic in cross-government stakeholder meeting this week on housing and child poverty.
New FOI analysis by @Shelter shows 56,000 primary school children in England homeless this Xmas www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

The X84 or similar limited stop service is essential and First Bus need to listen to customers

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Amazing afternoon at Yorkshire CCC. Lord Taverners are phenomenal in their work to ensure people are enabled to be involved in sport. We were very proud to talk about hope’s to set up a table cricket team at St Chad's Broomfield Cricket Club and amazed at the support offered in achieving this.

It was lovely to join the Mindfulness Initiative last night to see ex colleagues and hear an array of powerful speakers on impact of mindfulness in schools and managing tech including Esther Ghey, one of the most dignified and impressive campaigners I’ve ever met @charlotte2153.bsky.social