2 h. ago ‘There was something special happening’: how a Tyneside bingo hall became a mecca for ravers

Promoter and artist Man Power brings world-class DJs and dance acts to King Street Social Club in North Shields You can’t miss the King Street Social Club.Its exterior is made up of hundreds of coloured tiles and a no-nonsense red sign that make it stand out on the North Shields street it occupies. Inside the club, which is at the centre of the former fishing community around Newcastle upon Tyne, something else is brewing. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Nigel Farage warns of 'humiliation' for Andy Burnham if he tries to return to Parliament in 'leadership by

Andy Burnham is at the centre of increasing speculation that a local Labour MP could quit to allow him to fight the seat. He could then return to Parliament in time for the Labour leadership

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20 h. ago What is Labour’s new ‘Mainstream’ group and could it help Andy Burnham replace Keir Starmer?

Keir Starmer has been hit by one scandal after another in recent weeks from Angela Rayner to Peter Mandelson - and some Labour party members have warned his time could soon be up

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25 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Keir Starmer be ousted as Prime Minister?

As a disastrous week for the Labour Party ends with further unrest on the horizon, you can vote in the Daily's Mail's poll on whether Sir Keir should be ousted from Downing Street.

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28 h. ago Is Andy Burnham preparing to challenge Keir Starmer? Sitting MP 'is ready to stand down to let Manchester mayor back into Parliament so he can fight to oust PM'

Speculation is building around Andy Burnham as pressure on Sir Keir rises following the departure of former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and US ambassador Lord Mandelson.

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48 h. ago Council party leader and former mayor ‘refutes any wrongdoing’ after being arrested on suspicion of fraud

Horwich & Blackrod First Independents leader David Grant has been released on police bail as investigations continue

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68 h. ago Starmer faces internal Labour criticism after Mandelson sacking

The coordinator of new Labour group Mainstream accused the Prime Minister of ‘running a narrow and brittle political project’.

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4 d. ago Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson surges into pole position in Labour deputy leader race after she woos unions by vowing workers' rights overhaul WON'T be watered down

The Education Secretary, an ally of Sir Keir Starmer, has so far secured the backing of 44 Labour MPs in the battle to become the party's number two.

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4 d. ago Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson woos unions in Labour deputy leader battle vowing workers' rights overhaul WON'T be watered down

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she is running to replace Angela Rayner and 'unite our great party'.

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5 d. ago Battle for Labour deputy job ramps up: Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson faces sacked minister Lucy Powell

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she is running to replace Angela Rayner and 'unite our great party'.

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5 d. ago It's proxy war! Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson enters Labour deputy leader battle... setting up potential clash with Andy Burnham ally Lucy Powell

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she is running to replace Angela Rayner and 'unite our great party'.

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5 d. ago From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee

The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and claritySign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreLabour has just one overriding task. Forget all the other missions and milestones: Britain faces a peril that was beyond imagining a short time ago. Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population. Nothing else matters more.The Labour government has come adrift. It lacks direction and purpose. Its many welcome policies are missing any thread to make sense of them. Now a new role and function have arrived, uninvited. It’s not a political choice but an obligation when the country is under at...

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5 d. ago My 50 years of experience have taught me the four ways Labour can still save the economy they've wrecked... and this is what it will mean for you: PROFESSOR PATRICK MINFORD

Labour have lost their economic bearings so badly that they have only one way to get Britain out of this mess at the next Budget - by reversing course entirely.

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5 d. ago Andy Burnham blasts 'creatures of the London establishment' as Reform pledges to sideline Northern Powerhouse Rail

“We have higher ambitions for the North than them.”

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5 d. ago Andy Burnham blasts Reform pledge to sideline Northern Powerhouse Rail

Andy Burnham blasts Reform pledge to sideline Northern Powerhouse Rail  Manchester Evening News

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6 d. ago Labour’s ruling body to draw up plans for race to replace Rayner

The National Executive Committee will hold talks on Monday aimed at deciding on a timeline and rules for the contest.

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6 d. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as two Labour heavyweights publicly hit out at his leadership

Andy Burnham and Dame Emily Thornberry - who is considering running for Labour deputy leader - both publicly voiced alarm over Keir Starmer's leadership

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7 d. ago Healey says Rayner ‘not a victim’ amid Labour reshuffle discontent

The Defence Secretary said a ‘good team’ was in place following Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.

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7 d. ago 'Eccles cakes are the best': A Japanese love affair as Andy Burnham signs Osaka 'trade deal' and ambassador (almost) downs pint of Boddies

Japan has already invested £117m in Greater Manchester, according to the mayor's office

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1 week ago Operation Save Ange: Labour battles to save Rayner's career by claiming her critics are 'classist'... after she admitted not paying enough stamp duty on her second home

Cabinet colleagues of the Deputy Prime Minister suggested she was being unfairly treated for being a successful, working-class Northerner after she admitted underpaying stamp duty by £40,000.

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