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Councillors stage walkout after Labour Councillor suspended over Islamophobia spotted at meeting

Dismayed councillors staged a walkout when a Newcastle politician suspended by the Labour Party over an Islamophobia scandal was spotted at a council meeting. Joyce...
North East

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...
Bradford & Keighley

Local politicians react to new PM

The Leader of Bradford Council has called for a meeting with new Prime Minister Liz Truss as soon as possible to discuss her promise...
North East

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...
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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...
Bradford & Keighley

Teesside families’ budgets hit hard amid 40 year high inflation

By Emily Craigie and Alex Metcalfe Families in Teesside could find themselves in for a difficult winter if the cost of living crisis continues. Just this...
Bradford & Keighley

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...
News

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...
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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...
Bradford & Keighley

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...
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