Andy Burnham to visit Stevenage on Remembrance Day to mark 80 years of new town
The Prime Minister will visit the town on the 11th of November.
Andy Burnham has said he will visit Stevenage on Remembrance Day this year to mark 80 years since the post-war Labour government “created the first new town”.
On November 11 1946, Stevenage was designated as the UK’s first post-war new town under the New Towns Act.
On a visit to the Hertfordshire town on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said: “I’m going to come back to Stevenage on November 11.
“We will pay our respects for Remembrance Day around that time, but I’ll be here because, if I’m right, that will be 80 years to the day that the post-war Labour government created the first new town right here in Stevenage.”
Mr Burnham said he was going to come with “an offer for what we’re going to do” to support council house-building in the area.
He said: “What I want to do is not just come and celebrate that with you, I want to come with an offer for you."
“So what is this Labour Government going to do for Stevenage on that 80th anniversary?"
“I’m going to ask the team at Number 10 North, who are all about growth and growth in the regions."
“I want to come with an offer for what we’re going to do to support you with the next ambition of council house-building here.”