Rochford and Southend East ‘safe seat’ could be snapped up by sitting MP after Duddridge quits
A current MP could be parachuted in to “snap up a safe seat” and stand in Rochford and Southend East
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Redbridge Council takes down broadcast of public meeting after disruption
Redbridge Council has taken down a video broadcast of a public council meeting after it was briefly disrupted by pro-Palestine
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Leigh Town Council branded a “shambles”
Leigh Town Council has been branded a “absolute shambles” by its former chairman as it is revealed a new locum
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Threats to Waltham councillor over Gaza ceasefire stance
A councillor in Waltham Forest reportedly received “serious threats” last week over their position on a ceasefire between Israel and
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Labour MP faces backlash from Starmer’s position on Gaza
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Labour MP Wes Streeting’s office in east London on Sunday to urge him to support
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Labour hold Higham Hill in council by election
Labour have held on to a Waltham Forest Council seat at a by-election in Higham Hill, Walthamstow on Thursday. Shumon
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Basildon and Billericay MP to stand down at next election after 23 years
Basildon and Billericay MP John Baron, has announced that he will be standing down at the next general election. Mr
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Split over rise in allowances for Southend councillors
Southend councillors were divided as they voted to accept a 4.4 per cent rise in their allowances – leading some
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Basildon Council’s longest serving leader dies aged 86
Basildon Council’s longest serving leader, John Potter, has died aged 86. John became leader of the council in 1973 and
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Union accuses Leigh Town councillors of ‘bullying’ staff
Every employee at Leigh Town Council has made official complaints about “bullying and victimisation” by “aggressive councillors who try to
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