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How Labour will help rural communities

Hugo’s new leaflet explains how Labour’s Green New Deal will reinvigorate Scarborough and Whitby’s rural areas. These policies are sensible, affordable and achievable. Investing in infrastructure will give a huge boost to rural business and communities. There’s a big push right now to deliver these leaflets to villages and small…

Hugo’s priorities for the local NHS

Labour’s candidate Hugo Fearnley sets out his priorities for local health services, and explains that the Conservatives have no clear plan to protect Scarborough and Whitby hospitals. ‘Since I became Labour candidate for Scarborough and Whitby, I’ve listened to people all over the constituency telling me of their worries about…

Jeremy Corbyn in Whitby

Here’s what a people-powered campaign looks like. Watch the video to hear Jeremy’s rousing speech.

A fair deal for workers and business in Scarborough and Whitby

How will Labour’s 2019 manifesto policies make Britain’s low-pay capital a fairer place to live? Labour’s pledges include: A Real Living Wage of at least £10 per hour for all workers. Around a third of workers in Yorkshire are currently paid less than that – half a million in the…

Plaxton and Unite show the way, says Hugo

The Scarborough coachbuilder Plaxtons is a great example of how business working constructively with unions can create a win/win situation, says Hugo. “I was delighted to be invited to Plaxtons to meet management, staff and Unite representatives. This is a hugely important local employer that works with the union to…

Shadow minister comes to Scarborough to hear train concerns

Hugo asked Andy McDonald, Labour shadow transport minister, to meet campaigners protesting about ‘appalling’ services into Scarborough. Andy’s conversation with James Hodgson, the Filey businessman leading the new campaign, is here:

Labour’s Green New Deal – what will it do for us?

It’s time for a Green New Deal. Our planet is facing a climate emergency while our country’s economy is stalling. We have to act – and quickly. Labour’s Green New Deal is a radical 10-year plan to put environment at the heart of government. It’s a massive investment in clean energy…

Improving local rail services is urgent, says Hugo

Labour’s candidate Hugo Fearnley has thrown his weight behind the local campaign to improve rail services to and from Scarborough. ‘Train travel here is expensive and unreliable. Local people can’t get to hospital appointments, to college, or to work on time’, said Hugo. ‘There’s no point in having shiny new…

Welders for Hugo

From Hugo: Sometimes as a candidate you get people sending you angry and abusive messages. Sometimes you receive a text or picture that cheers you right up and makes your day! Like this!

Your vote really counts

We keep saying it – Scarborough and Whitby is a two-horse race, and it’s within Labour’s grasp. So your vote counts as never before. Your vote has national consequences. The Green Party is not contesting the seat, and we’ve had Green members out campaigning for our committed environmentalist candidate Hugo…

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