Martin Porter: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- UNISON Derbyshire Branch Secretary
- Quoted on
- Care home closures & provider failure
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“UNISON Derbyshire is pleased that it appears that this wonderful home will continue to operate, and that its amazing staff will keep their jobs. This is a victory for our members, the residents' families and the local people in Belper who have marched, rallied and lobbied to save Ada Belfield.”
What Martin Porter has said
“UNISON Derbyshire Branch Secretary Martin Porter had been pleased to learn Ada Belfield would survive but he stressed the union's preference has always been to avoid the privatisation of public services and he described Ada Belfield's position as 'cold comfort' for those affected by the eight closed homes.”
UNISON Derbyshire Branch Secretary · Care home closures & provider failure · 30 Sept 2026 · 'Positive discussions' over plans to sell Derbyshire council care home ↗
Where Martin Porter has been quoted
- Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closurederbyshiretimes.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 'Positive discussions' over plans to sell Derbyshire council care homederbyshiretimes.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
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