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James Cleverly, Rishi Sunak and David Cameron attend the ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade last year. PIC: Eddie Mulholland/Daily Telegraph/PA Wire

Gordon Black fails to take into account Tory failures - Yorkshire Post Letters

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Rishi Sunak urges rethink on school transport policy to protect Yorkshire Dales ...

Councillor Carl Les, leader of North Yorkshire Council.

School transport changes will not lead to school closures, say council chiefs

Rachel Reeves and Heidi Alexander, left. Credit: PA

Government denies Northern Powerhouse Rail project has been mothballed

Farmers make the most of the warm weather making hay in the late evening sunshine in the fields in Wensleydale near Bainbridge. Picture Tony Johnson.

Action needed as self-sufficiency continues to fall - Stuart Minting

Members of the public lay and look at floral tribute left outside the Town Hall in Southport, ahead of a vigil, in memory of three children who died in a "ferocious" knife attack during a Taylor Swift event at a dance school last Monday. Picture date: Monday August 5, 2024.

2024 year in review: Summer of violence and Tory turmoil

Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud, and false accounting due to a defective IT system. Many of the wronged workers were prosecuted, some were imprisoned for crimes they never committed, and their lives were irreparably damaged by the scandal. Credit: Photo by ITV/Shutterstock

2024 in review: Post Office scandals and political upheaval

The Harrogate Convention Centre pictured in 2023. PIC: Gerard Binks

Why we need to ensure that the Harrogate Convention Centre thrives - Carl Les

Mark Sewards, the new Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley. Credit: Mark Sewards

Meet the teacher turned Leeds South West and Morley MP Mark Sewards

Infamously, the DUP claimed to have got rid of the Irish Sea border through its Safeguarding the Union agreement with Rishi Sunak. After Gavin Robinson became leader, he acknowledged that his party ‘oversold’ its achievements. Photo by Jonathan Porter /Press Eye

Rishi Sunak abstained from voting on his own smoking ban policy

Rachel Reeves looks at a computer, analysing cell sorting experiments during a visit to the new offices of Quell Therapeutics in London. PIC: Adrian Dennis/PA Wire

The Government is not doing anywhere enough for 'tech bros' - Sarah Kuszynski

St Michael’s Lodge is under going a major conversion from the former St Michaels and All Angels Church based in the village of Hudswell in North Yorkshire. Pictured Martin Booth, (Secretary), with Annie Sumner, (Treasurer of Hudswell Community Charity and Project Manager) Picture: James Hardisty.

Best job in the world: Managing a Dales hostel offering sanctuary to ramblers

Co-founders of Browns of Richmond, Fraser Brown (left) and Tim Roelich

Rishi Sunak hails ‘hardworking family businesses’ at formal launch of Browns of ...

Rishi Sunak meets staff at MotorVise headquarters

MotorVise Marks 10th anniversary with plans for continued growth

MotorVise, the North Yorkshire-based automotive consultancy, has celebrated its 10th anniversary by adding two major motor manufacturers to its client roster.

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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

What's desirable for our neighbourhoods is important - YP Letters

Drink driver Matthew Wootten crashes into the gates of the Prime Minister’s country house.

Watch: Drink driver smashes into gates of PM’s country house

Rishi Sunak in his final PMQs. Credit: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak praises Yorkshire as 'greatest place on Earth'

Conservative party leader Rishi Sunak speaking during Prime Minister's Questions. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak is right, Yorkshire's the “greatest place on Earth”

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Alex Salmond dead: ‘Monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics’

Wigan MP and secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Lisa Nandy, has been flying the flag for local newspapers

Labour focused on Nothern rail connectivity instead of 'HS2-light'

Rishi Sunak MP opening the new showroom at Hill Cross Furniture

Rishi Sunak MP opens new showroom at Hill Cross Furniture as family business gea...

Local residents Richard Walls, Louise Jupp, Louise Metcalfe and Rick Miles, part of the group hoping to take overThe Farmers Arms in Muker

Yorkshire village saves its pub where King Charles III once played dominoes

Greenpeace activists on the roof of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's house in Richmond, North Yorkshire, after covering it in black fabric in protest at his backing for expansion of North Sea oil and gas drilling. Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Charges against activists who scaled Rishi Sunak’s home thrown out

Former home secretary James Cleverly speaking at his Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the Old War Office. Credit: James Manning/PA Wire

Tory leadership: James Cleverly pledges to reinstate Rwanda plan if elected

A person smoking a cigarette outdoors in a pub. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Why is Keir Starmer going after smokers? - Jayne Dowle

Can it really only be eight short weeks since Sir Keir Starmer stood outside No 10 Downing Street and promised to “tread more lightly on our lives”. Triumphant after being elected Labour Prime Minister with a stonking majority of 174 seats, he pledged that his new government would be one of “service” and said that he would “unite our country”.

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Online shoppers are wrongly being prioritised over those in stores, argues Sarah Todd. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Supermarkets must stop putting online shoppers above in-store customers

Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Lucy North/PA Wire

Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch rules out merger with Reform UK

Rishi Sunak onboard Border Agency cutter HMC Seeker during a visit to Dover, ahead of a press conference to update the nation on the progress made in the six months since he introduced the Illegal Migration Bill under his plans to "stop the boats". Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak has a lot to answer for over 'stop the boats' narrative: Jayne Dowle

Rishi Sunak with his wife Akshata Murty leaving Downing Street. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak spotted in California as far right riots break out across England

Joanne Coates was chosen as the official photographer to document the General Election

Photographer travelled UK with an 'honesty box' to document General Election

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick speaking during his Conservative Party leadership campaign launch. Credit: Jacob King/PA Wire

Robert Jenrick blames election defeat on 'cycle of broken immigration promises'

Tim Buchan has praised the work of the Zenith team over the past 12 months

Zenith sees profits drop after 'exceptionally challenging year' for car industry

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Britain must continue to show leadership on Ukraine - Rishi Sunak

King Charles III, waits with Queen Camilla for members of the House of Commons to arrive so the king can read the King's Speech. Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire

Pageantry mixes with politics for centuries-old tradition in King’s Speech

Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty leave Downing Street. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Sunak’s tenure was curtailed because of his two predecessors - YP Letters

Union flag and the flag of the People's republic of China. PIC: Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA Wire

Labour needs a clearer, more long-term China strategy - Sarah Kuszynski

Rishi Sunak and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen. Credit: Ian Forsyth/PA Wire

Ben Houchen rules out standing for Tory leader in the future

Former prime minister Liz Truss lost her Norfolk South West seat to the Labour Party. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire

Liz Truss's lack of self-reflection hands Labour another open goal

Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Credit: Lucy North/PA Wire

Rachel Reeves casts doubt over future of Sunak's Network North transport plan

Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Carl Recine/PA Wire

Conservative infighting begins ahead of leadership contest

Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner as she marshals an easyJet plane arriving from Amsterdam onto the stand during a visit to London Stansted airport. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire.

What now for left behind areas in Yorkshire? - Jayne Dowle

Water running from a domestic water tap. PIC: PA

Supreme Court ruling on water firms is a step in right direction - David Behrens

Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech at No 10 Downing Street for the first time after the Labour party won a landslide victory. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Change is needed on multiple fronts in this country

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to supporters at a watch party for the results of the 2024 General Election in central London, as the party appears on course for a landslide win. Picture date: Friday July 5, 2024.

Tory snake oil salesmen get what they deserve

The full results for every Yorkshire constituency in the General Election 2024

A person arrives to cast their ballot at a General Election polling station in Whitley Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, in North East England. Picture date: Thursday July 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

General Election 2024: Everything you need to know about polling day

Neil Kinnock falls over on Brighton seafront in 1983.

Funny political stunts gone wrong from elections past

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after calling a general election outside 10 Downing Street in May. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

More than levelling up needed for ethnic minorities - Dr Mohammed Ali

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets former members of the armed forces at a cafe on Armed Forces Day in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency. PIC: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

Labour has the best chance of winning in Richmond & Northallerton - YP Letters

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks back in to 10 Downing Street, London, after calling a General Election for July 4. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Next PM needs to better understand farming communities - Sarah Todd

Lord Mann, the Prime Minister's antisemitism advisor

Rishi Sunak told by antisemitism advisor to stop attacks on Keir Starmer

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