Local MP Sharon Hodgson has hit out at plans to move more than 900 jobs from Washington to Sunderland.
The Washington and Sunderland North MP is urging the Government to think again about its announcement that 945 Department of Work and Pensions staff will move from Durham House, in Washington town centre, at the end of this year.
The closure is the largest announced by the Government earlier this month., as part of a post-Covid plan to tackle over-supply of DWP office space since more workers are home based at least part of the week. Ms Hodgson has started a petition to retain the DWP offices in Washington, asking the Government to reverse its decision for the benefit of the whole town.
