EU Elections: Labour candidate Zarah Sultana on her campaign.
The West Midlands candidate on Labour’s prospects and Brexit. Labour have set out their stall…
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EU Elections: Liberal Democrat candidate Lee Dargue on his campaign.
The West Midlands candidate talks about Brexit and the political landscape of the UK. With…
EU Elections: A guide to the parties and candidates
Who is standing in your area and what does it all mean for Brexit? The…
Exclusive: MP Ruth Smeeth “heartbroken” over Corbyn’s anti-Semitism response
MP Ruth Smeeth speaks out after the Labour party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn came under fire over the way they handled anti-Semitism.
Stoke-on-Trent MP Gareth Snell criticises Stoke City Council over budget cuts
Stoke-on-Trent Central MP Gareth Snell, has criticised Stoke-on-Trent City Council for their budget plans for the oncoming year.
In a letter co-written with Stoke-on-Trent North MP Ruth Smeeth, they stated that the council is ‘spending their cash reserves at a far greater pace than would ordinarily have been expected’.
Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly says allegations of bullying are “baseless and untrue”
Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Paul Farrelly has denied allegations of bullying in Parliament.
Farrelly, who has held his seat for Labour since 2001, said today the allegations made in a BBC Newsnight investigation have “caused great distress to my family”.
Public urged to encourage MP’s to attend debate for new organ donation system
Members of Parliament will have the chance to vote for a new law to change the way the organ donation system works on Friday (February 23).
Currently there is an ‘opt-in’ system, where people can choose whether they wish to donate.
Ex Staffordshire student and Labour MP Jared O’Mara slammed over sexist comments
Comments by former Staffordshire University student and Labour MP Jared O’Mara have been slammed as “totally unacceptable” by a rival MP in Stoke-on-Trent.
O’Mara has resigned from the Women and Equalities Select Committee after a number of sexist and homophobic comments he made in the past have been revealed.
Prime Minister Theresa May calls snap general election
Prime Minister Theresa May has called for an early General Election to be held on June 8.
In a statement made in Downing Street, Mrs May said: “I have concluded the only way to guarantee certainty and security for years ahead is to hold this election.
The Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election: day by day
Stoke-on-Trent has been under the political microscope in recent months following the resignation of Tristram Hunt in January.
Many events have shaped the outcome of the by-election, leading to Gareth Snell being elected for Stoke-on-Trent Central on February 23.