The Latest Breaking News from Crewe

Ask two Blairites when the New Labour project died, and you might get three different answers. The first is June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister. The second is May 2008, when the party ran a class-based (and unsuccessful) campaign at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. While…

Minister Simon Lightwood refused to deny reports that the Government is looking at re-extending the high speed line north from Birmingham

Depending on who you ask, New Labour died in June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister, or September 2010, when Ed Miliband was elected leader. Except, neither is quite right, in that the real demise can be pinpointed to May 2008, at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

Sixteen years after he entered parliament, the former minister has had enough. He talks about fighting for children, backing austerity, and his least favourite Conservative PM

The Man Who Pays His Way: We must reboot the new year, according to the Julian calendar, and hope train travel improves

Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built

Hopes dashed as region becomes one of the biggest losers in the cancellation of northern leg of rail project

Rhys Barker, David Newall and David Webb died following an incident at a construction site in Crewe in June 2017.

Homes and land purchased to make way for line that now appears to be in doubt, as Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to it