Category: Mayoral elections

Northern mayors rebrand levelling up as the ‘Great North’ in push for funding

Leaders in English region launch campaign to boost area’s image and call on government to deliver power and financesPlans to create a “northern powerhouse” in England were criticised as running out of steam,...

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Politicians and public should consider quitting X, says Liverpool mayor

Steve Rotheram, whose region covers Southport, said misinformation on platform had contributed to riotsPoliticians and the public should consider quitting Elon Musk’s X platform en masse, the Labour mayor of the Liverpool...

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Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen warns against protracted Tory leadership race

Houchen says party must avoid seeming self-indulgent as other Conservatives attack Liz Truss over new interventionThe Conservatives should not have a protracted leadership debate as it would be a “waste of time” and...

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Starmer praises Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament as PM – UK politics live

Parliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the worldDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his opening remarks...

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‘Levelling up’ phrase to be dropped by government as it was ‘only ever a slogan’ – UK politics live

Jim McMahon says department has ‘firmly Tipp-exed’ out the words levelling up from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his...

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Starmer tells metro mayors he will set up ‘council for regions’ in move welcomed by Burnham as ‘very positive’ – UK politics live

Prime minister says forum will allow ministers to regularly meet metro mayors around the countryAndy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, has said setting up a “council for regions and nations” will be a...

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Election special – podcast

In the first of our Politics Weekly Westminster episodes, the Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey go over the big wins and losses from the local and mayoral elections Continue...

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Braverman tells Sunak to ‘own’ dismal election results and ‘fix it’ but says it’s too late for Tories to change leader – as it happened

Former home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election results. This live blog is closedLabour triumphs in London and West...

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Braverman tells Sunak to ‘own’ dismal election results and ‘fix it’ but says it’s too late for Tories to change leader– UK politics live

Former home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election resultsLabour triumphs in London and West Midlands Braverman says...

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