61 h. 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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3 d. ago Labour councillor denies knowing his drug dealer brother was a fugitive from justice in the UK

Birmingham City councillor Saqib Khan was pictured in the village of Dadyal in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the day of his brother Fahan Khan's wedding.

Economics

7 d. 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

Politics

1 week ago LORD ASHCROFT: When times are hard, voters crave PMs who can get a grip

The first time Peter Mandelson resigned, I was Treasurer of a beleaguered Conservative Party that needed all the cheering up it could get. Pictured: Lord Ashcroft

Politics

2 w. ago Labour councillor who once cited Barack Obama as a role model and championed gay rights becomes party's first direct defector to Reform in England with blast at Keir Starmer

Councillor Mason Humberstone said Labour was 'lost' and had forgotten about 'ordinary, hardworking people' as he crossed the floor on Stevenage Borough Council.

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2 w. ago Labour councillor, 28, is charged with blackmail after 'unsolicited messages sent to MPs and parliamentary workers'

Oliver Steadman, 28, has been charged with one count of blackmail and five counts of improper use of a public electronic communications network.

Politics

2 w. ago Bridget Phillipson sets her sights on Labour beating Reform and WINNING the next election as she launches deputy leadership campaign

The Education Secretary kicked off her campaign in her home town of Sunderland seeking to reunify the fractious party after the resignation of Angela Rayner.

Politics

3 w. ago Labour MPs have Thursday deadline to enter deputy leadership race

The party is electing a new deputy leader following Angela Rayner’s resignation after breaching the ministerial code over her flat purchase.

Politics

3 w. ago Councillor who quit Labour joins rival polirical party in town hall

'Sir Keir Starmer's party has changed beyond all recognition'

Politics

3 w. ago Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba resigns as prime minister and says new leadership election should begin immediately

Ishiba has been in power for less than a year, but faced calls to resign from the right-wing faction of his own party after a bruising defeat in July

Politics

3 w. ago Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba set to resign, public broadcaster says

Ishiba has been in power for less than a year, but faced calls to resign from the right-wing faction of his own party after a bruising defeat in July

Politics

4 w. ago Rayner’s allies lash out at Starmer after deputy prime minister resigns in tax scandal

Analysis: Angela Rayner and those closest to her believe she has been betrayed by Keir Starmer and that her departure followed a months-long ‘get Angela’ campaign

Politics

4 w. ago After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity

After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity  The New York Times

Politics

4 w. ago The inside story of Angela Rayner’s resignation and how she wants to quit politics

Angela Rayner had been torn between being propelled to the top job and quitting politics altogether - but a mistake on tax has made the choice for her

Politics

4 w. ago Voices: As Angela Rayner falls on her sword, Keir Starmer will also take a hit

The prime minister is not just losing someone he has learned to value, says John Rentoul – his holier-than-thou pitch has been destroyed and the deputy leadership election will tip Labour into a civil war

Events

4 w. ago Farage predicts 2027 general election in warning over Labour ‘rift’

Nigel Farage said he thinks there is "every chance now of a general election happening in 2027" as he addressed Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham shortly after Angela Rayner resigned on Friday, 5 September.

Events

4 w. ago Former Labour councillor sexually assaulted woman at wife’s leaving party in London’s Square Mile

The woman was left ‘feeling dirty and worthless’ after the incident at an upmarket cocktail bar near Liverpool Street Station

Events

4 w. ago Watch live: Farage addresses Reform UK party conference after Rayner resigns

Watch live as Nigel Farage delivers a speech at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham on Friday (5 September).

Society

4 w. ago Angela Rayner at front of 'furious' GMB row as Kate Garraway and Ed Balls step in

Good Morning Britain hosts Kate Garraway and Ed Balls were left furious after Conservative party chairman Kevin Hollinrake insisted Angela Rayner should resign immediately.

Politics

last month West Lothian Christmas lights event cancelled after storms push up insurance costs

West Lothian Council’s executive approved the cancellation of the Starry Nights festive lights event at Beecraigs Country Park in Linlithgow and sparked an angry confrontation between the local SNP and Labour councillor in the town.

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