Saturday, June 02, 2007
NO COALITION - MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL LABOUR GROUP
PRESS RELEASE
16 MAY 2007
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL LABOUR GROUP
The Labour Group has today voted to support the Liberal Democrats in forming a minority administration, but have ruled out forming a coalition and instead opted to remain in opposition.
The Independents and Labour held the balance of power on the council after the Conservatives failed to make the much anticipated advance in the recent local elections and with it the chance to take majority control of the council.
Group Leader Councillor Anthony Hull said “The Liberal Democrats have given our group policy commitments around housing, skills and recycling and promises to listen to different views and we will be pressing them hard on these. However, our group has ruled out a coalition and will instead only support those policies it believes are in the best interests of the people of Maidstone and therefore our votes cannot be taken for granted.”
He went on to say “Labour will be working hard this coming year to press the administration on using powers from government to fill empty properties, providing more affordable housing, increasing the amount of recycling and stopping the proposed alternative weekly collections. We will also be pressing for more to be done to help raise the skills of people in the town and in particular help raise the wages of the lowest earners in Maidstone.”
16 MAY 2007
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL LABOUR GROUP
The Labour Group has today voted to support the Liberal Democrats in forming a minority administration, but have ruled out forming a coalition and instead opted to remain in opposition.
The Independents and Labour held the balance of power on the council after the Conservatives failed to make the much anticipated advance in the recent local elections and with it the chance to take majority control of the council.
Group Leader Councillor Anthony Hull said “The Liberal Democrats have given our group policy commitments around housing, skills and recycling and promises to listen to different views and we will be pressing them hard on these. However, our group has ruled out a coalition and will instead only support those policies it believes are in the best interests of the people of Maidstone and therefore our votes cannot be taken for granted.”
He went on to say “Labour will be working hard this coming year to press the administration on using powers from government to fill empty properties, providing more affordable housing, increasing the amount of recycling and stopping the proposed alternative weekly collections. We will also be pressing for more to be done to help raise the skills of people in the town and in particular help raise the wages of the lowest earners in Maidstone.”
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