Tory council leader defects to Reform for election
A Conservative council leader will stand for Reform UK in this May's local government elections because he feels "let down" by his party. After more than a decade of service, Gloucestershire County ...
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With ministers ‘on resignation watch’, welfare cuts could be make-or-break for Starmer
Liz Kendall, work and pensions secretary, is next week expected to announce savings of £5bn a year. Sound the alarms, writes John Rentoul ...
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Heated row over 'racist' motion sees calls for apology rejected
A debate over calls foster community cohesion erupted into divsive argument amid claims of 'accusations of racism' ...
John Abbott, with 5 MHAs at his side, proves he's not alone in his bid for Liberal leadership
John Abbott may not have the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party machinery in his corner as he contends for the leadership, but the St. John's East-Quidi Vidi MHA proved this week that his ...
Keir Starmer has no conviction — here's why that's good for conservatives
Many negative things have been written about the Labour win of 2024, but if we're honest it's not been all that bad.
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Lancaster Labour Group appoints new leader
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WNC Leader's Column: Labour's new planning regime is an attack on local democracy
Proposals unveiled this week by Angela Rayner confirm that Labour intend to significantly curtail the ability of Councillors ...
Opinion: Railways, Reform, ULEZ, parental responsibility for criminal children and the electoral system among topics tackled in letters to the KentOnline editor
Our readers from across the county give their weekly take on the biggest issues impacting Kent and beyond. Some letters refer ...
The Jarrow lion tamer who cured Lenin's dog and got a rare left hand signature from Mahatma Gandhi
John S. Clarke's great nephew, John Clarke, writes below how a boy from Tyneside rubbed shoulders with iconic figures from history, including the man who freed India from colonial rule and the archite ...