Politics

Criticism over cycle number plate plans

An announcement that cyclists could soon be required to display number plates has been described as an “expensive folly” by a councillor. In a recent...

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...

Tees Valley Metro Mayor: Ben Houchen election warning

The Conservative Tees Valley Mayor believes there will be a backlash at the ballot box against his party due to Boris Johnson’s resignation. Ben Houchen...

Imran Hussain MP challenges Ministers to prove they’re serious about levelling up in Bradford

Formally launching his Levelling Up Fund bid to tackle health inequalities in Bradford East, Imran Hussain MP has told Ministers that they cannot prove...

NORTH EAST: MPs on Truss Comments

Leading North East Conservatives have hit out at comments made by Tory leadership contender Liz Truss suggesting public sector workers in areas like the...

Diversity is ‘competitive advantage’ says GCHQ’S legal director and race champion

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” This is the message from Shehzad Charania MBE, who has recently joined GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence, cyber...

Andy Burnham endorses former councillor as replacement for veteran Barry Sheerman

Labour heavyweight Andy Burnham has given his backing to former councillor Harpreet Uppal in the race to find the party’s candidate to replace Huddersfield...

Labour faces on long list to replace Barry Sheerman

The Labour Party has drawn up a long list of potential candidates to replace Barry Sheerman as Huddersfield’s MP following the veteran parliamentarian’s decision...

‘We want to do the right thing’ says Minister of State for Care and Mental Health as call for evidence launched

The Government have launched a discussion paper and call for evidence to inform their cross-Government, 10-year mental health plan, which it says aims to level up...

HUDDERSFIELD HOPEFUL’S: Who will become Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Huddersfield?

By Tony Earnshaw & Fatima Patel One of the country’s longest serving MP’s Barry Sheerman announced he was stepping down after serving 40 years as...

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