2024 local election results on Friday: Labour wins key councils and new mayors despite Tees and Gaza troubles
***This live-blog of Friday’s results is now closed. We’re posting the latest results, updates, reaction and analysis on…
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Steve Rotheram: ‘Mayors are paving the way now for Labour’s bold bus plans’
Pick up any paper or turn on the news on any given day and you’re bound to be…
When will local election results be announced in my area?
Labour is hoping for a significant breakthrough in this week’s local election results, with senior figures talking up…
Why Labour lost so many seats – and the candidates we need to win them back
The fall of many Labour seats in the so-called ‘Red Wall’ may have come as a shock to…
Jimmy Sergi: Why I’m standing to be Young Labour under 18s officer
I joined the Labour Party just over two years ago, on my 14th birthday, because I know how…
Burnham considering a run for Manchester mayor – so should he stay or go?
Andy Burnham is considering seeking the Labour nomination for the contest to be Manchester mayor, it emerged last…
Another Howeller: Tory peer now calls north “derelict”
Lord Howell, the Tory peer (and Osborne’s father-in-law) who caused controversy last year when he said fracking should…
The economic recovery confirms our divided nation is divided – it’s time for greater regional autonomy
This morning there was a slew of good news. Employment is up and unemployment is down. And although…
Lord Howell says he wants to frack “unloved” North WEST not the North EAST
Lord Howell has been interviewed by the Telegraph today, in a desperate attempt to undo the damage of…
Labour Blackpool, but no doughnuts
Over the weekend I was in Blackpool (or, as Ed Miliband and everyone else described themselves over the…
