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Defra reiterates dredging is not likely cause of crab deaths as two MPs call for halt

Defra has reiterated that it does not think dredging is a likely cause of the mass crustacean deaths as two MPs call for Teesworks...
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Blyth Valley MP backs Boris Johnson to return as Prime Minister

A North East MP says he is backing Boris Johnson to return as Conservative Party leader after being “inundated” with support for the former...
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Labour demands end to ‘Tory horror show’ as calls for general election grow after Liz Truss quits

Labour figures in the North East have condemned the “Tory horror show” that led Liz Truss to quit as Prime Minister, as demands for...
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‘Rearranging chairs on a sinking ship’ – North East MPs call on Truss to go after Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor

North East Labour MPs accused Liz Truss of being just as responsible for the UK’s economic chaos as Kwasi Kwarteng, after the Chancellor was...
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County Durham wants to join North East devolution deal – but could yet be blocked by other councils

County Durham wants to join a multi-billion pound devolution deal to establish a new North East mayor. After being set a mid-October deadline by ministers...
Bradford & Keighley

Plan for town centre bus gate cancelled due to ‘lack of political support’

Proposal to create a bus gate in Shipley town centre have been dropped due to a “lack of political support.” But one Shipley Councillor made...
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Gateshead Labour chief fears councils could go bust as economic turmoil creates budget nightmare

Struggling councils swamped by an economic crisis this winter could go bankrupt, a North East Labour chief fears. Gateshead Council leader Martin Gannon has warned...
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Councillor claims public confidence in Cleveland Police has “fallen off a cliff”

A councillor claims public confidence in Cleveland Police has “fallen off a cliff”. Councillor Steve Nelson, who is chairman of the Safer Stockton Partnership, took...
Leeds

‘Appalling’ Parliamentary boundary changes will ‘rip up Leeds’, Labour Councillor says

Proposed changes to Parliamentary boundaries will “rip up Leeds”, one of the city’s Labour councillors has said. Kevin Ritchie branded the carve-up as “appalling”, while...
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Labour unrest as top councillors speak out against £3bn North East devolution deal

Top Labour figures in two North East counties have aired major worries about a proposed £3bn devolution deal for the region. Opposition councillors in both...
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