politicians

Brent

New government rule gives Brent council more power to tackle high street gambling

Brent politicians visited Downing Street last week as the government confirmed plans to introduce a new rule that will give local councils more power...

Newcastle

Newcastle politicians hope to be ‘inspiration’ to young girls

Newcastle’s first female council leader and the North East mayor say they hope to act as an inspiration to girls across the region. As the...

North East

Councillors voice concerns over proposal to abandon investigations into former politicians’ conduct

Councillors have piled pressure on the local authority to allow investigations into former politicians to go ahead after it was suggested they’d be scrapped. There...