Green Party reveals its 2024 London mayoral candidate Hackney councillor Zoë Garbett is set to take on Sadiq Khan at the next mayoral election Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023
Tributes paid after death of Lanarkshire councillor who 'fought tirelessly' for communities for over 40 years Former councillor Joe Lowe sadly passed away following a short illness. Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023
Full list of Tory MPs stepping down as party fears election wipeout under Rishi Sunak Nervy Conservatives MPs are already turning their minds to the possibility of a Labour victory - and with several 2019 MPs deciding to quit before the next general election Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023
Council calls for "adequate" funding following Scottish Government's sanctions threat Cabinet secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville threatened councils with financial sanctions if they did not deliver on three specific education aims Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023
Labour storm to easy Westminster by-election win as Tories see vote slump NEWLY elected Labour MP Ashley Dalton demanded a General Election after a thumping win over the Tories in a by-election. The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2023
Labour wins West Lancashire by-election as Tories suffer worst result for 40 years Ashley Dalton retained the seat for the Labour Party with a majority of over 8,300 Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023
West Lancashire: Labour’s by-election winner calls for end to ‘failing’ Tory government Ashley Dalton retains seat for Labour with a majority of over 8,300 votes The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Red suit captures Labour confidence as 'failing' Tories told to step aside Ashley Dalton told the Conservatives to make way for Labour Liverpool Echo · Feb 10, 2023
By-election winner calls for the Tories to 'move over and let Labour take over' West Lancashire candidate Ashley Dalton calls for a general election, accusing the Conservatives of having no ideas or plans to address the big issues facing Britain Wales Online · Feb 10, 2023
Tories suffer historic defeat as Labour cruise to victory in West Lancashire by-election Labour's Ashley Dalton is elected as new Member of Parliament with huge share of the vote Liverpool Echo · Feb 10, 2023
Labour’s West Lancashire by-election winner calls for general election Ashley Dalton retained the seat for the Labour Party with a majority of over 8,300. The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
West Lancashire by-election: Labour hold seat with 10% swing as new MP demands election It was the first time the Tory vote in the constituency has dipped below 30% since the 1997 general election, which Tony Blair's Labour party won by a landslide. Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023
Nadine Dorries: I’m A Celebrity star and Boris Johnson loyalist The MP was born in 1957 in Liverpool and grew up on a council estate. The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Polls close in West Lancashire byelection Labour candidate Ashley Dalton odds-on favourite to hold seat after resignation of Rosie Cooper The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Polls close in West Lancashire by-election The ballot was held on Thursday in the Labour-held seat after Rosie Cooper stepped down as an MP.
Dublin Live · Feb 9, 2023 Bertie Ahern hints at Presidency run as he rejoins Fianna Fail Bertie Ahern, the three-time former Taoiseach, was in jolly form when speaking to reporters on Thursday night for the first time since it was announced on Wednesday evening that he was rejoining the party he resigned from 11 years ago
Irish Mirror · Feb 9, 2023 Watch Bertie Ahern speak for the first time since rejoining Fianna Fail as he doesn't rule out running for President Bertie Ahern, the three-time former Taoiseach, was in jolly form when speaking to reporters on Thursday night for the first time since it was announced on Wednesday evening that he was rejoining the party he resigned from 11 years ago
Liverpool Echo · Feb 9, 2023 Councillor named in parking scandal suspended as another quits group The first action has been taken against elected members named this week in an ECHO investigation
Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023 Nadine Dorries to quit as an MP as ANOTHER Tory jumps Rishi Sunak's sinking ship Nadine Dorries has become the latest Conservative Party MP to confirm she will stand down at the next General Election, following in the footsteps of Matt Hancock and Sajid Javid
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Nadine Dorries to stand down as MP as she admits Tory election chances ‘terminal’ Staunch Boris Johnson ally hits out at ‘stupidity’ of colleagues and at Rishi Sunak supporters, blaming them for party’s polls slump
Belfast Live · Feb 9, 2023 Analysis: NI secretary move ends embarrassing cycle of meaningless election deadlines But the extended period to form an Executive raises concerns that efforts to restore power-sharing are being allowed to drift
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023 Truss allies’ calls for sweeping tax cuts fuel further Tory infighting Some MPs accuse former prime minister of damaging party with her comeback weeks before budget
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023 Nadine Dorries says she’ll quit as an MP at the next General Election and says Tory prospects are ‘terminal’ Nadine Dorries has announced she will quit as an MP at the next General Election - adding that the Conservative prospects at that election are ‘terminal’.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Nadine Dorries to stand down as MP at next election The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson backer has criticised Tory MPs who backed Rishi Sunak to take over as PM.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023 Dear Lee Anderson: Derek Bentley was innocent and hanged. We scrapped the death penalty for a reason There were moral and practical considerations to ending the barbarity of state executions in Britain. They are still relevant today, says writer and former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell