Category: Politics

Speaking in a House of Commons debate on Energy Security and Net Zero on Tuesday (February 10), City of Durham MP Mary Kelly Foy, noted that residents in Esh Winning, Witton Gilbert, Brandon, and Waterhouses had been in contact to highlight issues with their power. During the debate, Ms Foy questioned what the Government was…

Luke Myer MP has marked his 200th question to the Government with a focus on steel procurement and protecting steel jobs.

Durham County Council said the proposals are needed due to “unavoidable” cost pressures and increased demand for key services including adult and children’s social care and home-to-school transport.  “We will always prioritise protecting the council taxpayer through driving efficiency and not shying away from difficult decisions,” deputy leader Darren Grimes said.  The council’s final budget…

Durham County Council said the proposals are needed due to “unavoidable” cost pressures and increased demand for key services including adult and children’s social care and home-to-school transport.  “We will always prioritise protecting the council taxpayer through driving efficiency and not shying away from difficult decisions,” deputy leader Darren Grimes said.  The council’s final budget…

Kate Osborne, the Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, has said she doesn’t “have any confidence” in Sir Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister’s chief of staff and head of communications both stood down as the fallout over Mr Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador rumbled on into another week. Mandelson was forced to resign from…

Kate Osborne, the Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, has said she doesn’t “have any confidence” in Sir Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister’s chief of staff and head of communications both stood down as the fallout over Mr Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador rumbled on into another week. Mandelson was forced to resign from…

Kate Osborne, the Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, has said she doesn’t “have any confidence” in Sir Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister’s chief of staff and head of communications both stood down as the fallout over Mr Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador rumbled on into another week. Mandelson was forced to resign from…

Peter Gibson has called an ’emergency summit’ for town centre traders on Wednesday (February 9). His comments come as House of Fraser, which has been in Darlington since August 1922 – shared news of its closure last month, as staff were told they’d be losing their jobs. “We are on a knife edge and we…

Mr Burton, from Trimdon, was a Labour Party councillor in County Durham and was a member of Sedgefield Borough Council. He served as Tony Blair’s constituency agent from 1983 and throughout his 24 years as Sedgefield MP, until Mr Blair stood down as Prime Minister in 2007. John Burton pictured in 2010 (Image: ANDY LAMB)…

Mr Burton, from Trimdon, was a Labour Party councillor in County Durham and was a member of Sedgefield Borough Council. He served as Tony Blair’s constituency agent from 1983 and throughout his 24 years as Sedgefield MP, until Mr Blair stood down as Prime Minister in 2007. John Burton pictured in 2010 (Image: ANDY LAMB)…