The Latest Breaking News from North of Tyne

Ex-Labour metro mayor and Your Party organiser Jamie Driscoll joins Greens

Move by former North of Tyne mayor comes days after five London Labour councillors defect to Zack Polanski’s party

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Who is Jamie Driscoll? Labour bans mayor from standing in election

The serving North of Tyne mayor has quit the Labour Party and will stand as an independent

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

‘Labour are scared’: north-east party members quit to back Jamie Driscoll in mayoral vote

North of Tyne mayor has raised over £114,000 to run as an independent after Labour barred him from standing

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

Jewish groups write to Labour Party as row continues over Jamie Driscoll's North East mayor bid

A dispute over the North of Tyne mayor's exclusion from a longlist of Labour candidates has engulfed the party this week

Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2023

Notes on a scandal: this is how Starmer’s bullies took out Jamie Driscoll – and why it matters

Having examined how the North of Tyne mayor was barred from standing again, I see something akin to McCarthyism, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

'Decision made' in Jamie Driscoll row as mayor accuses Labour frontbencher of 'weasel words'

The North of Tyne mayor clashed with MP Nick Thomas-Symonds on the BBC's Politics Live show on Wednesday

Chronicle Live · Jun 7, 2023

Jamie Driscoll says North East public 'will not be happy' at Labour feud over mayoral election

The North of Tyne mayor continues to battle against "London Labour HQ" after he was barred from taking part in a selection contest because he appeared on stage with Ken Loach

Chronicle Live · Jun 6, 2023

Jamie Driscoll Labour row: Mayor discusses legal action over selection dispute as Keir Starmer speaks

The North of Tyne mayor has said he will see out his term no matter what, but has not ruled out the possibility of legal action or standing in 2024 as an independent

Chronicle Live · Jun 5, 2023

Jamie Driscoll hits out at Labour for blocking his North East mayor campaign over Ken Loach event

The sitting North of Tyne mayor has been barred from standing as Labour's candidate for an election next year, after sharing a stage with the I, Daniel Blake director

Chronicle Live · Jun 4, 2023

Labour mayors say party undemocratic for blocking Jamie Driscoll’s candidacy

Burnham and Rotheram write to NEC after Driscoll is kept off longlist to be candidate for north-east mayor

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023