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Oxford Labour Increase Majority On Oxford City Council
Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:46 | 
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Last night Oxford Labour made a net gain of 3 seats on Oxford City Council taking the total number of Labour councillors to 29.
Andrew Smith, Labour MP for Oxford East, said: “This is a spectacular victory for the Labour Party and is a great vote of confidence and trust in Oxford Labour and our vision for the future of the city, working with local people.
Labour Reveals True Cost Of NHS Job Losses
Thu, 19/04/2012 - 13:56 | Justin Meadows 
Labour has today revealed the hidden costs of redundancy pay-outs in Oxfordshire arising from David Cameron's NHS re-organisation.
The new figures come as a leaked report from the Department of Health confirms the full costs of the reorganisation at over £3 billion.
New, official figures list the costs of NHS redundancies in every community during the first year of the Tory-led Government's NHS re-organisation.
Labour Shadow Chancellor Visits Oxford
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:19 | Justin Meadows 
Labour Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls MP, today visited Oxford to take part, along with local Labour MP Andrew Smith, in a Q&A with local sixth-form students and to speak at the Oxford Labour Party’s Annual Dinner.
Lesley Page Elected Royal College Of Midwives President
Tue, 27/03/2012 - 13:22 | Justin Meadows 
Oxford resident and Oxford Labour member, Lesley Page, who was the first professor of midwifery in the UK at Thames Valley University and Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, has been elected as the new president of the Royal College of Midwives.
Professor Page said: “I am proud to have been a member of the Oxford Labour Party and value the support of local party members in my election campaign.
Oxford Labour Joins OxClean 'Spring Clean'
Thu, 08/03/2012 - 14:45 | Justin Meadows 
Earlier this month saw the OxClean 'Spring Clean' event take place across the City. OxClean aims to encourage local residents to play an active role in helping to keep their local area clean and tidy.
Oxford Labour joined a number of the locally organised events across the city with Labour Councillors, candidates and activists rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in.
Oxford Labour Calls For Improved Cycling Provision
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:56 | Justin Meadows 
Andrew Smith, Labour MP for Oxford East, has spoken out in a Parliament in support for improved cycling provision in Oxford.
Oxford Labour’s 2012 Budget: ‘A Fair Future For Oxford’
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:22 | Justin Meadows 
Oxford Labour’s budget ‘A fair future for Oxford’ was passed by Oxford City Council, with full support from the Labour group.
Tom Watson MP Campaigns With Oxford Labour
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:18 | Justin Meadows 
Tom Watson MP, Deputy Chair of the Labour Party, joined Oxford Labour for a morning of campaigning in St Clement's with the local Labour candidate Bev Clack.
Oxford Labour Joins The Drop The Bill Campaign
Sat, 21/01/2012 - 14:00 | Justin Meadows 
Oxford Labour has joined the campaign to unite the country in a call on the Government to drop its unwanted and damaging Health and Social Care Bill.
The Drop the Bill campaign aims to show the full scale of opposition to the Government’s plans, uniting patients, NHS professionals and members of the public.
Labour MP for Oxford East, Andrew Smith, said: "The coalition government is planning the biggest re-organisation of the NHS since it began in 1948.
Andrew Smith MP Praises Pioneering Cancer Research Centre
Tue, 17/01/2012 - 13:58 | Aidan Melville .jpg)
Labour MP for Oxford East, Andrew Smith, met with Cancer Research UK scientists last week (Friday 13 January) to learn about the world class research taking place in Oxford.
Andrew visited part of the Oxford Cancer Research Centre at the Old Road Campus Research Building and donned a lab coat to witness the Centre’s groundbreaking research firsthand.
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