"100 days after the Conservatives lost in the municipal elections, things are looking up"

Writing exclusively for The Mirror, Labor Party leader Anneliese Dodds said vital cost-of-living support was finally being provided by 22 new council leaders who got to work after the successful elections.

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Last May, Labor won local elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time since 2002.

It was a massive vote of confidence in the Labor Party to deliver on local expectations – and a sign that residents were fed up with years of Tory failure. Even before the dust settled on this stunning result, our 22 new board leaders got to work.

At a meeting with Keir Starmer and senior members of his shadow cabinet in May, they agreed to implement emergency cost-of-living action plans within 100 days of taking control. Just over 100 days later, they are taking concrete steps to ease the pressure on the pockets of citizens across the country.

Take the example of the Medway Council, which has invested in a system to track low-income families - so it can identify households that may be eligible for financial assistance but are not yet applying. request. Or Stoke-on-Trent, which brings together over 60 different organizations or individuals with a contribution to make to protect residents from the cost of living crisis, by drastically reducing bus fares and committing to upgrade 14,000 social housing.

Labour's Anneliese Dodds said people were fed up with the Tory's years of failure (

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Then there is Brighton and Hove Council, which reversed the 300% increase in parking fees at the city's main hospital, introduced by the previous green administration, to fight inflation. From Bracknell Forest to Swindon, from the City of York to Plymouth, our labor councils are acting fast to meet the needs of workers and their families.

Compare that with the weak and unpredictable leadership of the Conservatives. As Labor councils pull every lever to fight rising costs, the tax burden under the Tories is at its highest level since World War II.

People are being hit hard by the Tory's mortgage penalty, which has resulted in more than a million borrowers paying thousands of dollars more every year. And despite their empty promises, inflation in Britain remains high – and higher than many other major economies.

Instead of fighting rising costs, Rishi Sunak posts corny tweets and appoints a toilet czar. It is clear that the Conservatives are out of ideas and out of the way. But workers and their families should not have to pay the price...