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Britain / 3 May 2024
Labour holds on to Tyne, loses out on Tees
Lord Ben Houchen with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Teesside following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor, May 3, 2024
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Police detain protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists were due to be sentenced over over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site near Bristol on August 6 2024
Authoritarianism / 17 June 2026
Corbyn warns of new Labour threat to freedoms
17 June 2026
Britain / 17 June 2026
Jewish anti-zionist activists prove Israeli real estate fair in London was selling properties in occupied Palestine
17 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 17 June 2026
Unison must lead Britain's working class and ‘transform the country,’ new leader says
17 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 17 June 2026
Unions hail ‘huge victory’ after ministers announce ‘the age of outsourcing is over’
17 June 2026

Cabinet Office sets out plan for bringing services like cleaning and security back in-house

Civil Liberties / 17 June 2026
More than 100 Labour MPs back campaigners’ calls for improved paternity leave
17 June 2026
Economy / 17 June 2026
Bank of England and government called to support jobs and businesses as inflation holds steady
17 June 2026
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LABOUR saw off a strong challenge from independent left candidate Jamie Driscoll to win the new North East regional mayoralty.

Kim McGuiness secured the post with slim majorities in all areas of the region’s largest city, Newcastle.

She won 185,051 votes to Mr Driscoll’s 126,652, or 41 per cent to 28 per cent, with the Tories a distant third.

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