'They made all these promises and haven't kept any of them'

As Labour marks one year in power after victory at the 2024 General Election, KERRY ASHDOWN gets the verdict from Hanley shoppers...

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THIS time last year the nation - and Stoke-on-Trent - saw a Labour landslide at the General Election.

Conservative MPs across the country, city and Staffordshire lost their seats and change was on the horizon.

The new Labour Government's first 12 months in office have been far from plain sailing though.

Any honeymoon period ended abruptly with controversial proposals that sparked anger and fears for the future, from the loss of Winter Fuel Allowance for many pensioners to changes in farm inheritance.

Last week has brought more stormy seas, with U-turns being made on welfare reform plans just hours before MPs were due to vote on them.