Category: Politics

It is fair to say that the recent local elections were seismic and a fantastic result for Reform UK. Durham will now have three neighbouring councils to support, with a simple mission of trying to make life better for our residents and to get better value for money for the councils that we run. This…

Seaham councillor Andrew Harrison and Delves Lane representative Kenny Hope were suspended pending an investigation on Monday (May 11), according to a party spokesperson. But in a letter to constituents, Cllr Harrison claimed he and Cllr Hope had quit the party citing ‘unreconcilable differences’ with the leadership of the council. A Reform UK spokesperson said:…

Rumours have been circulating that Streeting covets the top job and, following his resignation, will likely mount a leadership challenge. It comes after Conservative shadow minister Alex Burghart called the Labour Party leadership struggle a “pig’s breakfast”. pic.twitter.com/9qI2Bj35ZK — Wes Streeting (@wesstreeting) May 14, 2026 Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Burghart says such instability is “very…

It has been a day of great drama, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting walking out of the cabinet and saying to Prime Minister Keir Starmer: “Where we need vision, we have a vacuum.” But he seems not to have got the necessary number of supporters to stand against Mr Starmer, and so it appears he…

North Yorkshire Council member Tom Jones this week posted an image showing the aftermath of the 1966 Aberfan disaster on X. The tragedy saw a colliery spoil tip collapse onto the Welsh village of Aberfan after heavy rain in October 21, 1966. The landslide claimed 144 lives after engulfing a junior school and nearby homes….

Bollards are always there, unmoving, unflinching, and even when struck, they bounce back up. Mr Starmer, at the time of writing at least, is still in No 10. He’s taken a hell of a battering but he has bounced back into position at the head of the Cabinet table. More than 100 Labour backbenchers have…

MP Catherine West has said that if a cabinet minister does not put themselves forward to challenge Sir Keir as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. It comes after the Prime Minister is facing mounting calls to quit following the party’s dismal showing in the local elections. Catherine…

Heather Scott, was first elected in May 1976 and has since held several roles representing the region on the national and global stage.  The Conservative member for Park West ward has seen it all.  “It’s incredible to think it’s been 50 years, but I can still remember when I was first elected all those years…

A drubbing for Sir Keir Starmer’s party in local elections across the region came as Reform UK celebrated sweeping successes, with the Greens and Lib Dems cementing their council spots. An overnight count in Hartlepool paved fhe way for day of disappointment for Labour, as it lost control of the council, its leader lost her…

Labour has been in control of the local authority since 1973 and had 46 councillors prior to polling day, but fell to third behind the Liberal Democrats with just 12 councillors. Among those to lose their seats was council leader Martin Gannon, who has been in charge since 2016 and served as a councillor for…