Chris Burn Political Editor
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Political editor at Yorkshire Post.

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465 Articles
almost 2 years ago
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Screen Yorkshire backs call for Tory contenders to stop sale of Channel 4

Screen Yorkshire and a series of independent production companies in the region are calling on the five remaining con...

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almost 2 years ago
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Tory leadership vote: Penny Mordaunt narrows gap on Rishi Sunak as Suella Braverman eliminated

Rishi Sunak has won the second round of voting in the Tory leadership contest - but his nearest rival Penny Mordaunt ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak takes early lead in Tory leadership contest but momentum grows for Penny Mordaunt

Rishi Sunak has taken an early lead in the race to become the next Prime Minister - while his replacement as Chancell...

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almost 2 years ago
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Arriva Yorkshire bus strike to be suspended from Friday as talks resume

The bus strike affecting Arriva Yorkshire services will be suspended from Friday as hopes rise of a resolution to an ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Priti Patel's cancellation of appearance at scrutiny session branded 'wholly unacceptable'

Priti Patel's decision to cancel a scheduled appearance where she was due to take questions about Home Office policy ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Arriva Yorkshire bus strike to restart immediately as pay offer rejected

An all out bus strike affecting Arriva Yorkshire services is to resume immediately after union members rejected

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almost 2 years ago
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Nadine Dorries's department admits seeking to alter Channel 4's annual report

Nadine Dorries’s Government department has admitted pushing for changes to Channel 4's annual report after being accu...

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almost 2 years ago
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One in three Yorkshire children living in relative poverty, shock figures show

One in three children in Yorkshire and Humber is living in poverty, shock new research has found.

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almost 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak to reject 'fairy-tale' immediate tax cuts as rivals pledge reductions worth billions

Rishi Sunak will confirm he will not make “fairy-tale” immediate tax cuts if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

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almost 2 years ago
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Liz Truss's claims to have grown up in 'heart of Red Wall' in Leeds suburb labelled laughable

Liz Truss's claims to have grown up in the "heart of the Red Wall" in Leeds have been called "frankly laughable" by t...

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almost 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson says he won't publicly back any candidate in Tory leadership race

Boris Johnson has said he won't back any of the candidates in the crowded field to be the next Conservative leader an...

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almost 2 years ago
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Police to monitor live CCTV footage from Northern trains, rail operator reveals

British Transport Police will soon be able to monitor live CCTV footage from Northern trains, the rail operator has a...

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