Politics

North East

Labour Veteran Mary Glindon to stand strong in the face of constituency changes

A Tyneside Labour MP whose constituency is to be abolished will stand in a new seat at the next general election. Mary Glindon has confirmed...
Kirklees

Ex-Kirklees Labour councillor slams leadership following shock resignation

Newly-resigned former Labour councillor, Cllr Ammar Anwar, has heavily criticised Labour’s leadership, as he sets out his reasons for leaving the party. The councillor resigned...
Kirklees

Kirklees Labour councillor resigns over party’s stance on Israel-Hamas conflict

At a Full Council meeting, on Wednesday 17 January Cllr Ammar Anwar (Labour, Dewsbury West) gave a tearful speech as he resigned from the...
North East

Northumberland MP urges government to halt ‘disastrous’ railway timetable changes threatening regional connectivity

A Northumberland MP has called for the Government to put a stop to “disastrous” plans that could slash the number of trains stopping in...
North East

Michael gove faces scrutiny over alleged government “interference” in teesworks investigation

The Levelling Up Secretary has insisted he is unaware of any Government “interference” with the delayed report into the Teesworks site. Michael Gove ordered the...
Tower Hamlets

Heated exchange over mayor’s office spending: scrutiny unveils budget questions

A row erupted during an overview and scrutiny meeting on Monday (8 January) after a councillor probed a lead cabinet member on how much...
North East

Ben Houchen’s vision of progress for Teesside

As Ben Houchen stepped from the podium to a round of applause from his supporters at his election campaign launch, Elton John’s “I’m still...
North East

Conservative and Labour politicians’ reactions to Mayor Ben Houchen’s pledge for a new hospital on Teesside

Conservative and Labour politicians have given their reactions to Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s election pledge to build a new state-of-the-art hospital on Teesside. Mr...
North East

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged to build a new hospital for Teesside

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged to build a new hospital for Teesside as he launched his election campaign for a third term. He...
North East

Tyne-Wear derby sparks controversy over fans restrictions

A political row has broken out over the policing of this weekend’s Tyne-Wear derby after a mayor claimed fans were being treated like “hooligans”. North...
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