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Veteran Newcastle East MP Nick Brown suspended by Labour Party

A veteran Newcastle MP has been suspended by the Labour Party, it has been confirmed. Nick Brown, who represents Newcastle East and is one of...

Multi-billion pound North East devolution deal edges closer as Durham given October ultimatum

A multi-billion pound devolution deal to create a new North East mayor is finally on the verge of being sealed – and a late...

Truss must take ‘decisive, radical action’

By Daniel Holland and James Robinson Liz Truss has been urged to take “decisive, radical action” to help North East families survive the cost of...

Calls to turn empty Eldon Square shops into warm places for people who can’t afford heating bills

Empty shops in Eldon Square should be turned into ‘warm rooms’ this winter to help people who cannot afford to heat their own homes...

Fears that voter ID laws will prevent thousands of people in Newcastle from voting at next elections

New voter ID laws risk disenfranchising thousands of people in Newcastle, councillors have warned. Voters will be required to show an approved form of photographic...

Cost of living crisis hits councils

North East councils have warned of “unprecedented and unavoidable” cash shortfalls set to total tens of millions of pounds as the cost of living...

Councillor suspended for 12 months for Islamophobia

The former deputy leader of Newcastle City Council has been found guilty of Islamophobia and banned from the Labour Party for a year. An investigation...

Patten slams Johnson on Newcastle visit

The former chairman of the Conservative Party has branded Boris Johnson a “moral vacuum” on the eve of the local elections. Chris Patten, who was...

NEWCASTLE: Starmer backs Labour record on Islamophobia

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has defended his record on tackling Islamophobia, after a senior Newcastle councillor was suspended from the party for alleging...

SUNDERLAND: Starmer ‘takes nothing for granted’

Sir Keir Starmer says he will take nothing for granted ahead of crucial local elections in Sunderland next month. The city is being talked up...

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