Final metro mayor candidate selected by Labour members
Labour members have chosen a local councillor and Unite activist as the party’s final metro mayor candidate before…
Local Government
Dear Mrs May – keep Donald Trump out of our borough, a Labour mayor writes
This is the full text of the letter John Biggs has sent to the prime minister, asking her…
Council by-elections: Labour take seat from UKIP as Lib Dems surge
Labour have gained a seat from UKIP and seen their vote share fall in two other council by-elections.…
Labour members set to choose final candidate for metro mayor races
The winner of the selection for the final Labour candidate for the metro mayoral contests is due to…
McCluskey: Tory stance on tribunal fees show they are dealing in alternative facts
This is the full statement from Unite general secretary Len McCluskey after the government refused to cut the…
Medic quits race for Stoke Central
A doctor and Labour councillor shortlisted to be the party’s candidate in the Stoke by-election today pulled out…
The Brexit vote was a call for devolution – not more powers for the PM and Whitehall
Despite ongoing uncertainty around the commitment to this agenda within Theresa May’s cabinet, calls for greater devolution continue…
Council by-elections: Labour vote share increases as Conservatives hold seat
Labour’s vote share increased as the Tories held their seat on a night where only one council ward…
Siôn Simon: Labour is the party of working men and women – but we must win back the hearts of voters who feel abandoned
England’s cities deserve a fairer share of Whitehall cash, one of Labour’s metro mayor candidates will say today.…
Burnham: This is my team to banish homelessness in a single term
Andy Burnham today highlighted the shame of the number of children without a permanent home as he began…
