Polls open in crucial by-elections as fears mount that 90mph storm could hit turnout
Voting is underway in Copeland and Stoke as senior Labour figures voiced fears that as a “weather bomb”…
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Exclusive: Three days to save the NHS in West Cumbria, by-election candidate says
Labour’s candidate in the Copeland has delivered a passionate appeal to activists from around Britain to come to…
May’s squirming in Copeland reveals the weakness at heart of her premiership
You’re the prime minister, you are making a 700-mile round trip to a by-election in a seat which…
Copeland candidate tells May: Come to Cumbria to witness impact of NHS cuts
This is the letter sent today by Gillian Troughton, Labour’s candidate in Copeland, to Theresa May over plans…
Activists choose ambulance driver Troughton to be Copeland candidate
Labour members have chosen a councillor and former hospital doctor as their candidate in Copeland. Gillian Troughton pulled off…
Two local Labour activists confirm entry into Copeland selection race
Two leading Labour activists in Cumbria today confirmed they are seeking the party’s nomination for the Copeland contest. Rachel…
Ashworth kickstarts Copeland campaign with fresh attack on Tory plans to impose more austerity on local hospital
Plans to impose more cuts on hospital services put cash before care, Labour said today as it aimed…
