Meeting Hazel Blears
Members of Spelthorne Labour Party were given the chance to quiz deputy leadership hopeful Hazel Blears at a meeting chaired by our former parliamentary candidate Cllr. Keith Dibble at St Augustine's Church Hall in Aldershot, on Saturday 26th May.
The hour long session covered a broad range of topics from party renewal, proportional representation, freedom of information and more.
Blears highlighted the fantastic progress that has been made in the last 10 years in the NHS and in improving opportunities for young people, and accepted that there were areas where the Government could do better. She also attacked the culture of cynicism about politics which exists today, and said politicians shared the blame for this.
The Party Chair also stressed that the renewal of the party was key to winning the next general election and that being seen as the “agents of change” in communities throughout the country would be vital. This means that Labour Councillors and activists have to be proactive and take a lead in local projects, campaigning on the issues which people can see affecting their lives every day, in order to challenge cynicism and restore the Labour Party as the home for progressive politics.
Blears insisted there would be no lurch to the left under a Brown premiership and that Labour would give up the centre ground at its peril.
I would like to say a big thank you to Councillor Keith Dibble for inviting us to meet Hazel and giving us the opportunity to put questions to her at what is an extremely busy time for all the candidates.
Hazel Blears is one of six candidates who will contest the deputy leadership contest. The other candidates are Hilary Benn, John Cruddas, Alan Johnson, Peter Hain and Harriet Harman. Spelthorne Constituency Labour Party has not expressed a preference for any candidate.
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