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Mayor of North of Tyne, Jamie Driscoll, speaking at the Convention of the North, an annual gathering of Northern business, political and civic leaders, including mayors of northern cities, at Manchester Central in Manchester, January 25, 2023
RAIL union RMT is backing independent candidate Jamie Driscoll in his bid to become elected mayor of North East England on May 2.
Mr Driscoll is the elected Labour mayor of North of Tyne but has been barred by Labour from standing as its candidate for the post in the enlarged constituency of North East of England.
He is standing against Labour’s Kim McGuinness.
With ‘Your Party’ holding its founding conference in Liverpool this weekend, JEREMY CORBYN speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about its potential, its priorities — and a few of its controversies too
JAMIE DRISCOLL’s group, Majority, with an inclusive approach and supportive training, aims to sidestep many of the problems afflicting Britain’s progressive movement
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart