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Reform conspiracy theory row in Newcastle
1+ week, 2+ day ago (703+ words) Daniel Astley, Reform UK councillor for Benwell, Scotswood and Denton Burn, speaking at a Newcastle City Council meeting on 2 September 2026. A Reform UK councillor in Newcastle has been criticised for appearing to endorse a “vile” conspiracy theory. Benwell, Scotswood and…...
Burnham’s tribute to Cleveland police officers. And his devolution vision
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1099+ words) Andy Burnham 1.9.26, Flickr CC 4.0 Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as almost his first act on returning to the House of Commons, paid tribute to the two Cleveland police offers killed in the horrific two-car crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough in the…...
Ben Houchen’s hypocrisy over “Lawless Britain”
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (984+ words) After keeping a low profile following the A66 crash in Middlesbrough on 22 August, Ben Houchen wrote an opinion piece for the Daily Mail on 30 August. Houchen’s first instinct was to fall back on the favourite trope of Reform UK, the Conservative…...
This magic moment
2+ week, 3+ day ago (534+ words) ID 347913521 © Wirestock | Dreamstime.com Burnham is unlikely to be a great statesman. He will not lead Britain on the world stage the way Starmer did, for all his faults. Poor at home, Starmer was respected abroad: Emmanuel Macron sent him…...
Another Reform councillor resigns from the party
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (427+ words) Cllr Catchpole, screenshot from Facebook It was reported on 20 August that Ian Catchpole, who represents Sedgefield on Durham County Council had accused the Reform leaders of County Durham Council of treating the issue of mental health with what was described…...
Civil Service high-flyers moving north
3+ week, 2+ day ago (327+ words) Whitehall high-flyers are set to be seconded to the North East and other regions to work with mayors on boosting growth and other priorities in what ministers describe as the largest transfer of government capacity to local leaders yet. From…...