Category: Politics

Thornaby Football Club supported the proposal for 10 three-bedroom homes on land near its home on Acklam Road, Thornaby, likening the entrance to a “safari”. The club said the housing would bring essential access improvements, investment and supporters. Carlington Developments Ltd applied for planning permission to build the homes on the land, also near Thornaby…

Chris Foote-Wood, Labour member for Barnard Castle, has waged a war on County Hall officials after claiming the council owes him for car mileage allowance for attending meetings. He alleges the council is withholding the cash, owed for travel between May and July, because the car insurance documents he sent to County Hall were left…

Chris Foote-Wood, Labour member for Barnard Castle, has waged a war on County Hall officials after claiming the council owes him for car mileage allowance for attending meetings. He alleges the council is withholding the cash, owed for travel between May and July, because the car insurance documents he sent to County Hall were left…

Chris Foote-Wood, Labour member for Barnard Castle, has waged a war on County Hall officials after claiming the council owes him for car mileage allowance for attending meetings. He alleges the council is withholding the cash, owed for travel between May and July, because the car insurance documents he sent to County Hall were left…

The policy, introduced under the Conservatives in 2017, was branded a political exercise in division between the “deserving and undeserving poor” during a debate in the Commons ahead of Tuesday’s vote which saw MPs vote 458 to 104, to scrap the policy. Following the vote several Labour MPs in the region welcomed the policy’s proposed…

The policy, introduced under the Conservatives in 2017, was branded a political exercise in division between the “deserving and undeserving poor” during a debate in the Commons ahead of Tuesday’s vote which saw MPs vote 458 to 104, to scrap the policy. Following the vote several Labour MPs in the region welcomed the policy’s proposed…

This is one of the conclusions that has been drawn up following 16 months of work, which also highlighted that many of the measures now in place to support community cohesion were “reactive”, following the riots. A “task and finish” group was established after the riots that occurred during the summer of 2024, with the…

It came after Parliament moved a step closer to scrapping the cap after legislation cleared the first stage in Parliament. MPs voted 458 to 104, majority 354,to scrap the policy, ensuring the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill passed at second reading. Chair of the North East Child Poverty Commission, Beth Farhat, said:…

It came after Parliament moved a step closer to scrapping the cap after legislation cleared the first stage in Parliament. MPs voted 458 to 104, majority 354,to scrap the policy, ensuring the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill passed at second reading. Chair of the North East Child Poverty Commission, Beth Farhat, said:…

The Metropolitan Police are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in a public office after millions of pages were released as part of the so-called Epstein files. It comes after files released by the US Department of Justice apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing information to Epstein while the peer was a cabinet minister in Gordon Brown’s…