In the wake of the local elections, one of the biggest stories has been Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner’s new position. Or positions.
Seeming to pass the blame, leader Keir Starmer removed Rayner as party chair and national campaigns coordinator as the results came in. However, some have argued the deputy came out on top after bagging several new roles.
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In the wake of Sadiq Khan’s second mayoral election win and a vote for the capital’s assembly, we talk to Daniel Jacobs, assembly candidate for the Londependence party. As the pun suggests, the party advocates that London secede from the UK and go its own way, perhaps even rejoining the EU.
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This week we discuss all elections local. Starting in London, we take a trip up to Scotland to discuss the potential break-up of the United Kingdom, before returning to Hartlepool. Expect a few diversions along the way.
Joining us is a surprise discussion on the Brexit referendum that nobody asked for or wanted.
Continue reading →Among the victims of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was Ian Murray, executive director for the Society of Editors. Murray quit the society in March after he was condemned for defending the press from the royal couple’s accusations of bigotry.
“It is not acceptable for the duke and duchess to make such claims without providing any supporting evidence,” he said. “If it is simply the case the Sussexes feel that the press – by questioning their actions and commenting on their roles when working as royals funded by the taxpayer – were being racist, then they are mistaken.”
Continue reading →Andy Burnham seems likely to pick up a second term as Greater Manchester mayor when voters go to the polls in May, following his widespread acclaim as ‘King of the North’ during lockdown. His team will be further reassured by the struggles of Nick Buckley, running as candidate for Reform UK, previously the Brexit Party.
Last summer Buckley caught national attention after he lost his charity job for publicly criticising the Black Lives Matter movement. The founder of Mancunian Way, which aims to help young people, reclaimed his role after some kerfuffle. But there’s one platform he’s not returned to.
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