As a Labour Councillor I was proud to sign the ”breaking point” petition. #breakingpoint

As a Labour Councillor I was proud to sign the ”breaking point” petition. #breakingpoint Labour councillors and councils are improving people’s lives every day. The work we do is municipal socialism in action. Labour councillors have been at the frontline of the fight against Tory cuts since austerity began Austerity has forced Labour councillors to make hellish choices - but we have listened to communities and worked to stretch every pound left available. Labour councillors have organised protests, attended marches, and spoken out against Tory cuts every year since 2010 We’ve been attacked by Tory ministers for making sure that people understand that council cuts are Tory cuts In 2017 over 100 Labour council leaders wrote to the Chancellor demanding a decent pay rise for council workers – and Labour councillors voted for a public sector pay cap-busting 4% pay increase for local government workers despite opposition from Tory councils It doesn’t have to be like this – ‘On Day One’, a radical manifesto for local government from the LGA Labour Group, set out the case for significant re-investment in local government by the next Labour government. Now all Labour councillors are coming together to demand that Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond immediately reverse the £1.3bn cut to next year’s council budgets, make an emergency £4bn investment in services to protect vulnerable children and adults, and pledge to use the Spending Review to restore council funding to 2010 levels. If you’re a Labour Councillor then show your support for the Breaking Point campaign by signing the petition today at: http://www.councilsatbreakingpoint.com