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Labour MP Nick brown Urges Party Not to Scrap Police and Crime Commissioners 20th October 2014

Labour MP Nick Brown Urges Party Not to Scrap Police and Crime Commissioners Oct 17, 2014 19:00 By Jonathan Walker from the Journal Newspaper A leading Labour MP has urged his party to rethink plans to axe Police and...

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Action Needed to tackle the True Cost of Alcohol 15th October 2014

As alcohol-related NHS admissions hit almost 10 million in England, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has again called for action to be taken in stemming the consumption of alcohol. Already this year Mrs Baird, together with fellow...

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Commissioner Criticises TV Presenters Comments on Rape 14th October 2014

The comments of broadcaster Judy Finnigan in her debut on the TV programme ‘Loose Women’ in relation to a high profile rape case involving a footballer have been criticised by Vera Baird. The former Richard and Judy star was...

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Commissioner Supports ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ 14th October 2014

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird is encouraging people to support the TUC as it urges ‘Britain needs a pay rise’. This Saturday, 18 October, a march supporting the living wage takes place in London with other demonstrations...

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Statement following Yvette Cooper’s speech at Labour Party conference 24th September 2014

Statement from Vera Baird, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner following Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s speech at the Labour Party Conference: “As an author of Labour’s Women’s Safety Commission Report, which is being published next month, I’m delighted to...

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