Uncategorised - Luke Pollard MP

Luke welcomes Plymouth City Council’s scheme to regenerate Armada Way

One year ago today Plymouth’s then Conservative Council chopped down over 100 trees on Armada Way in the middle of the night. It was an act of environmental vandalism. I vocally opposed plans to chop down the trees. I told the Tory Council Leader it was a mistake to send…

Politics & Pastries – Water Quality & Sewage

Once a month I hold a round table discussion to bring together stakeholders from different communities in Plymouth to discuss their experiences and how I might be able to help as their local MP. This is part of my ‘Politics & Pastries’ series that has seen hundreds of people contribute…

Armada Way trees

I’m appalled by the felling of over 100 trees on Armada Way. This was an act of environmental vandalism, carried out overnight by Plymouth’s Conservative council. The council has turned its backs on the thousands of residents who spoke out against the felling. It seems that public opinion has been…

Luke on Liz Truss’ budget: “economic vandalism”

Tax cuts for the rich, uncosted spending and more austerity won’t be good for growth and it won’t be good for Britain. Good to speak on BBC 2’s Politics Live today about the damage that Liz Truss’ budget has done to families and businesses across Plymouth. Our city and our…

Windfall tax ‘welcome’ but VAT cut needed

Following the Treasury’s announcement on energy bills today, Luke said: “The government confirmed today -after months of excuses and inaction – that they’re finally adopting Labour’s proposals to help people struggling to afford every-higher energy bills. “Government have finally been dragged kicking and screaming to this solution, something Labour has…

Luke calls out Tories’ ‘Forces Help to Buy’ scheme for failing armed forces

Luke has criticised the government’s failing Forces Help to Buy scheme, which is helping fewer armed forces personnel and their families than eight years ago. New statistics show that second stage applications have fallen to their lowest levels since the scheme began, with just 2,810 applications approved in 2021-2022. First…

Stop Channel 4 privatisation, says Luke

The Conservative government has said it will privatise Channel 4 in the upcoming Media Bill. This will end forty years of public ownership since the broadcaster was created in the 1980s. Luke has criticised the move, calling Channel 4 a British success story. He added that it does not cost…

Luke backs bill on Airbnbs

Today, Luke sponsored Labour MP Karen Buck’s bill to create a national register of Airbnbs and holiday lets, to begin to address the spiralling number of these properties in our communities. Currently, there is no clear register of data on these lettings in England – making it difficult to assess…

Luke condemns Putin and calls on “Janner spirit” to support humanitarian charities in Ukraine

Luke has condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a “dark day for peace and security”, encouraging people in Plymouth to donate to a charities to support the humanitarian crisis if they can. The United Nations Refugee Agency says that more than 100,000 Ukrainians have already been forced…

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