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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

‘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

Left-wing mayor Jamie Driscoll quits Labour after party blocked his candidacy

The serving North of Tyne mayor will seek to stand as an independent in the election for the new expanded North East authority.

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Labour mayor QUITS party and slams 'controlling' Westminster HQ

NORTH of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has resigned from Labour after being blocked by the party from running for another role in England's north east.

The National (Scotland)

Northumberland councillor expelled from Labour slams party after being told her appeal will not be heard

The councillor has been backed by North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll

Chronicle Live

Union leaders accuse Keir Starmer of 'monumental own goal' in Labour feud over Jamie Driscoll

A number of top union officials have demanded a U-turn in the party’s stance on the sitting North of Tyne mayor

Chronicle Live

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

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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

'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

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

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

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

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

Labour factionalism row after mayor blocked ‘over Ken Loach discussion’

North of Tyne mayor and ‘last Corbynista in power’ Jamie Driscoll has been barred from running to be the first North East mayor.

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Serving Labour mayor blocked from running in ‘out of control factionalism’

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll did not make the longlist for the North East mayoralty.

Chronicle Live

Labour mayor says Keir Starmer 'should have stuck' with pledge to scrap university tuition fees

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has criticised Sir Keir's U-turn on a commitment made during his leadership campaign to abolish university tuition fees

Chronicle Live

North East promised transport 'revolution' as anger mounts over train and bus chaos

Labour's North of Tyne mayor and the shadow transport secretary pledged major upgrades, including the reopening of the Leamside Line, at a transport summit in Newcastle

Chronicle Live

Meet the man behind £3.5m decision that has helped Newcastle make huge stadium breakthrough

Newcastle United have agreed a deal to buy back the long-term lease on land at Strawberry Place and ChronicleLive spoke to North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll about his £3.5m decision that helped pave the way

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Birmingham Post

North of Tyne Mayor calls on companies to sign up to Good Work Pledge

85 organisations have so far signed up to the pledge which demonstrates their commitment to providing good jobs

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United fans' relief at U-turn over public funding for Strawberry Place redevelopment

The North of Tyne Combined Authority had been set to award funding to a much-debated regeneration scheme that it has long been feared will scupped a future expansion of St James' Park

Chronicle Live

Mayor shelves £3m deadline day deal for development that NUFC fans fear could stop St James' Park expansion

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll said there were "economic ramifications that don’t stack up” for the Strawberry Place regeneration proposals

Chronicle Live

Controversial Strawberry Place plans set for cash injection – with £3.5m of public money to plug funding gap

The North of Tyne Combined Authority plans to help developers build new apartment blocks, offices and a hotel, which NUFC fans fear will prevent the expansion of St James' Park

Chronicle Live

Race to become first North East mayor kicks off as police commissioner enters Labour Party battle

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has confirmed she wants to be North East mayor, pitting her against Jamie Driscoll in Labour's selection contest

Chronicle Live

'Big money' promised for rural Northumberland as council leaders make £9m investment pledge

The North of Tyne mayor said he wanted "barrel loads" of investment to back up local councils' pledge to boost infrastructure and protect the environment in rural areas

Birmingham Post

North of Tyne mayor's 'good work pledge' signs up 65th employer

The scheme accredits companies that have made a range of commitments to provide 'good jobs'

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