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High stakes: how much sway does gambling lobby have in Westminster?

The Conservative Party has suspended an MP accused of offering to lobby on behalf of the gambling industry and leak confidential files in return for up to £4,000 a month.

The Week · Apr 6, 2023

OPINION - Andy Burnham: We must not let the culture wars turn the next election into a firestorm of hate

Get ready for a general election like no other — the culture wars election. Don’t get angry with politicians presiding over the collapse of the NHS or living standards. No. Get angry with the trans community instead.

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023

Coastal constituencies treated as ‘open sewers’ as Labour claims millions of hours of sewage discharged

Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon said coastal communities should not have to worry about ‘encountering filthy raw sewage’

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Tory council candidate kicked out over alleged ‘racist Facebook post’ about Manchester Arena bombing

Coun Derek Bullock, who was selected to stand as a Conservative candidate in Bolton has had his party membership ended on the day his nomination was confirmed

Manchester Evening News · Apr 5, 2023

Gateshead Council local elections 2023: Full Candidate list

The complete list of council candidates for Gateshead's local elections this year.

Chronicle Live · Apr 5, 2023

North Tyneside Council local elections 2023: Full Candidate list

As the local elections rumble ever closer, here is the total list of all candidates to choose from at the polls on May 4

Chronicle Live · Apr 5, 2023

Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

All the candidates standing in Tameside council local elections 2023 by ward

All 57 seats at the local authority are up for election on Thursday, May 4

Manchester Evening News · Apr 5, 2023

All the candidates standing at the 2023 local elections in Oldham

Currently the town hall is made up of 35 Labour members, nine Conservatives, nine Liberal Democrats, five Failsworth Independent Party members and two independents

Manchester Evening News · Apr 5, 2023

OPINION - There’s a deep paradox at the heart of the Tory migrant boats policy

Even by its own high standards, the Conservative Party’s current approach to immigration is particularly bonkers. Tories want Britain to fear a tidal wave of migrants while simultaneously basing their entire prospectus on the economic benefits of migration — all without even trying to explain how those two positions might…

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023