Tag: General Election
over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

SNP MP Mhairi Black to step down at general election, citing Westminster's 'toxic' culture

The Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP has become the sixth SNP MP to announce stepping down at the next general election

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth Royal Navy veteran wants to unseat Johnny Mercer as MP

Darren Winter served in warships and as Plymouth's deputy lord mayor and will vie to become Labour's Moor View candidate

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth's new Tory leader promises stability after year of chaos and another defection

Andy Lugger to make 'fundamental changes' after year of turmoil, trees fiasco, 'crushing' electoral defeat and now de...

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over 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Lib Dems and Labour agree coalition to run South Gloucestershire Council

Conservative opposition leader brands the deal "worst of all worlds" for residents

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth MP Luke Pollard says election shows a 'clear rejection' of the Tories

Luke Pollard described in-fighting amongst Plymouth's Tories as a 'carnival of chaos'

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

'Sunak calls Keir a friend of traffickers and nobody cares': Why Labour stopped playing nice

Tories are privately delighted with Labour's new more aggressive approach. The gloves are off.

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

The Beeching Axe: Lost and abandoned railways axed 60 years ago

The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their li...

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Campaigners say 'widespread dissatisfaction' in first past the post system

The event brought together political parties and people with different political shades of opinion to discuss how to ...

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Tributes paid after death of Torbay councillor Jane Barnby

Jane Barnby, who represented the Goodrington with Roselands ward, died on February 26.

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Conservatives reveal candidate they hope will turn Tiverton Tory again

Ian Liddell Grainger has been selected, and has been talking about his current constituency, life as an MP, the by-el...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

'The polling is soft:' Inside Labour's week of planning to retake Scotland

Labour believes it can gain 12 to 15 seats in Scotland - but it will have to woo independence supporting voters over ...

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almost 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Devon and Cornwall's lost and abandoned railways

The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their li...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

'I'll retire when I die': Jeremy Corbyn's fight to hold on to his seat against Starmer's Labour

As MP for Islington North for almost 40 years, Jeremy Corbyn enjoys enormous popularity there - but is it enough to s...

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almost 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Dartmoor camping ban millionaire helped bankroll Devon MP's election campaign

MP refuses to be drawn into the row over moorland camping rights

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almost 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Devon MP Sir Gary Streeter to step down from South West Devon seat

Sir Gary Streeter was elected as MP for Plymouth Sutton in 1992 and stayed in his seat until 1997, when he become the...

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about 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Devon MP demands general election as Rishi Sunak becomes PM

"Conservative MPs must put the country first by backing our calls for an immediate General Election" says Richard Foord

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about 2 years ago
chroniclelive.co.uk

'He has no mandate' – North East reacts as Rishi Sunak wins race to become Prime Minister

While the region's Conservatives have called for unity, Labour continues to demand a general election

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about 2 years ago
walesonline.co.uk

'I've got more in common with the moon than Radnor': The Valleys town being dumped in a mid Wales...

Pontardawe, in the Swansea Valley, is being joined with large parts of rural Powys in the Boundary Commission for Wal...

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about 2 years ago
chroniclelive.co.uk

Labour demands end to 'Tory horror show' as calls for general election grow after Liz Truss quits

There are widespread calls for a general election after the rapid collapse of Liz Truss' premiership, but one local C...

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about 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Former Lib Dem Euro leader to take on Tories in Totnes

'I aim to speak for everyone who is tired of the damage being done to our communities, our businesses and our environ...

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about 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Tories face Westcountry wipe-out as voters turn to Labour

They would lose all but three seats

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Ministers urged to scrap voter ID plan after government report branded it 'unachievable'

The policy was forced through by Boris Johnson’s Tories despite no evidence of widespread in-person voter fraud takin...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Queen would have refused PM a general election for two key constitutional reasons, insider says

i understands the Queen was ready to decline Mr Johnson's request because he did not have the support of his MPs

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over 2 years ago
devonlive.com

MP Selaine Saxby quits Government post over Boris Johnson chaos

'Trust, truth and integrity are vital in our work as politicians and public servants'

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

PM faces television interrogation by MPs as Partygate scandal set to dog him for months to come

Boris Johnson insists an autumn election "hadn't occurred to him" despite Tory rebel warnings he could use a snap pol...

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over 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Ann Widdecombe says Tories will lose next election no matter what Boris Johnson does

The former Tory minister said the party looks like it is ‘falling apart’

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over 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Rishi Sunak has been in Devon today

He called in at a broadband network developer based in Honiton

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over 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Devon man's 'forbidden romance' with esteemed MP

The case led to the political downfall of former North Devon MP Jeremy Thorpe

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Labour dismisses suggestion of election ‘pact’ with Lib Dems

Both parties denied formal discussions around an election alliance were taking place and said moving resources around...

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almost 3 years ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Labour reselects Thangam Debbonaire as candidate at next General Election

She said it is an "honour" to represent the constituency

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almost 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Lib Dems seek to topple Tory 'big beasts' and flip 30 seats after North Shropshire upset

If Sir Ed Davey's party can achieve even half the swing it did in North Shropshire, top Tories including Dominic Raab...

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over 3 years ago
cornwalllive.com

Plans to shift entire villages into new constituency areas

Particularly controversial is the plan to move Threemilestone and Chacewater into the Camborne and Redruth constituency

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over 3 years ago
devonlive.com

Pinhoe could leave Exeter in huge boundary change

Current proposals could see the area around Burnthouse Lane move into a new 'Exmouth' constituency - but officials wo...

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over 3 years ago
devonlive.com

Batley and Spen by-election win 'fantastic result' for Labour, says Ben Bradshaw

"Keir Starmer has week by week exposed the incompetence, hypocrisy & corruption at the heart of Boris Johnson’s Gover...

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over 3 years ago
devonlive.com

Electoral boundary changes would see Devon gain an extra MP

Devon is set to get an extra MP - and all but one constituency will see changes to the electoral map

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over 3 years ago
birminghammail.co.uk

The political map of the West Midlands will change

Some Solihull residents will have a Birmingham MP while some Walsall residents will have a Wolverhampton MP

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over 3 years ago
birminghammail.co.uk

'Outrageous' bid for 385 parking spaces on Solihull green belt

Planners rule on expansion into land that locals were sure was safe

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over 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Brits will need to show photo ID to vote in general elections under new law

Government plans to force Britons to show photo ID such as a passport or driving licence have been slammed as "pointl...

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over 3 years ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Keir Starmer leaves Adil and Susanna seething with NHS pay rise response

The Labour Party leader refused to answer the pair's questions on a proposed NHS pay rise

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