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The Latest Breaking News from North West Durham

Tory chair chosen to stand in safe seat 300 miles from former constituency

Local members voice anger in Basildon and Billericay, where Richard Holden was put forward as only candidate at last minute

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats in boundary changes hit out at 'ruthless' plans

The North Tyneside and North West Durham constituencies are set to be abolished, while others across the region will be significantly redrawn and renamed

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2023

Sweeping changes to North East's political map confirmed by Boundary Commission

Several constituencies have been wiped from the map

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2023

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Tory minister will back Leamside Line reopening 'when Labour tell us how they will find the money'

North West Durham MP and transport minister Richard Holden declined to match Labour's commitment to restore trains to the mothballed Leamside Line

Chronicle Live · Mar 17, 2023

What big changes to the political map mean for the North East – as some seats abolished under new plans

The shake up of the North East political map could see seats like North Tyneside, Wansbeck, North West Durham, and Tony Blair’s former seat of Sedgefield disappear

Chronicle Live · Nov 8, 2022

Mass protest calling for general election to take place on Saturday

Former North West Durham MP Laura Pidcock labelled the government "totally unaccountable" and urged people to come together to drive "fundamental changes to the way our country is run"

Chronicle Live · Nov 4, 2022

Justice Secretary to review plans for hostel that will house sex offenders in Consett

North West Durham MP Richard Holden has raised concerns over the proposals with the Justice Secretary

Chronicle Live · Oct 25, 2022

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The North East Conservative MPs backing Boris Johnson ahead of no confidence vote

Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham, and Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, have expressed their support for Boris Johnson while Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, also suggested he would back the PM

Chronicle Live · Jun 6, 2022

North West Durham MP Richard Holden accused of wasting police time over Keir Starmer lockdown breach claim

Houghton and Sunderland South MP and Labour frontbencher Bridget Phillipson says Richard Holden was wrong to ask Durham Police to re-examine "this nonsense"

Chronicle Live · Apr 30, 2022

Former North West Durham MP Laura Pidcock offers advice to Sir Keir Starmer on how to win back the 'Red Wall'

The former Corbynite MP also didn't rule out a return to front-line politics.

Chronicle Live · Feb 4, 2022

Former North West Durham MP Laura Pidcock quits Labour ruling body with swipe at Keir Starmer

The former Corbynite MP blasted the current Labour leadership

Chronicle Live · Jan 26, 2022

County Durham Tory MP Richard Holden denies defecting to Labour Party

The North West Durham Conservative MP claimed North West Durham Labour wanted him to join

Chronicle Live · Jan 20, 2022

North West Durham MP Richard Holden says partygate 'will come to a head' after Sue Gray report released

Mr Holden was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday morning

Chronicle Live · Jan 20, 2022

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