21 h. ago 'I'm sick and tired': Town hall rocked by shocking Labour resignation

The Labour stalwart interrupted the meeting to make her resignation public

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21 h. ago 'I'm sick and tired': Town hall rocked by sudden Labour resignation

The Labour stalwart interrupted the meeting to make her resignation public

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7 d. ago Man is jailed just days after resigning as a Labour councillor

Ashley Farrall was convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice

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1 week ago Labour councillor resigns because party has become 'incompetent' and 'foolish'

Councillor Jordan Ryan will sit as an unaffiliated councillor and critical friend of the current administration

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2 w. ago Labour council leader facing calls to resign after calling St George's flag campaigners 'nonces'

Jeremy Newmark, the leader of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, also described supporters of the Operation Raise the Colours movement as ‘criminals’ and ‘extremists’

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3 w. ago Senior Starmer adviser quits over offensive Diane Abbott messages

Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exitsA senior adviser to Keir Starmer has resigned after it was revealed he sent inappropriate messages about the Labour MP Diane Abbott eight years ago.Paul Ovenden quit on Monday as the prime minister’s director of political strategy after details emerged about a sexually explicit WhatsApp conversation he had in 2017. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Voices: The Mandelson affair now risks dragging Labour into its revenge era

As allies call the peer's dumping an 'extraordinary betrayal', the PM's reset is reeling before it has begun, says Julian Glover

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer will be ousted as Labour leader unless he 'changes course immediately', MPs warn

Labour MPs are reeling over high-profile sackings and resignations in recent weeks

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3 w. ago Middle England faces £250 council tax hikes as Labour presses on with Rayner's 'mega councils' plan despite her resignation

Research has found residents of local authorities with populations above half a million pay hundreds of pounds more a year for services.

Economics

3 w. ago Councillor who said Charlie Kirk 'brought assassination upon himself' did not commit crime, police say despite complaints

Fiona Wild, who has been sat as an independent on Burnley Council in Lancashire since resigning from Labour last month, reacted to the murder with a post on Facebook that provoked outrage.

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4 w. ago LIZZY BUCHAN: 'Labour drama sparks unease among the party's union backers'

Leading trade unionists arrived in Brighton for the TUC Congress grappling with the hangover from Labour's tricky first year - and spooked by Angela Rayner's resignation

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last month Labour MPs must gain 80 nominations by Thursday to stand for deputy leader

Potential candidates need backing of at least 20% of parliamentary party, as Shabana Mahmood rules herself outLabour MPs hoping to replace Angela Rayner as the party’s deputy leader have until Thursday afternoon to gather the 80 MPs’ nominations they will need to stand, with the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, ruling herself out of the race.Mahmood is the latest mooted hopeful to decide not to run, with Jess Phillips and Lisa Nandy also opting out. Continue reading...

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