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Makerfield by-election

'A final chance to change' - Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election
Andy Burnham said Labour had a “final chance to change” after his decisive win in the Makerfield by-election set up a showdown with Sir Keir Starmer.

The former First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader has detailed all the issues which have affected her both in and out of the spotlight in her hefty memoir, Frankly. Photo: Charlotte Hadden/PA

Nicola Sturgeon: 'There'll always be an imposter syndrome voice in my head'

Bob Vylan performing on the West Holts Stage, during the Glastonbury Festival. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Labour would be wrong to lower the voting age - Andrew Vine

Flamingo Land sign.

Flamingo Land given permission to build new resort in Scotland

File photo dated 18/03/07 of Alex Salmond Danny Lawson/PA Wire

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

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 Party leader Sir Keir Starmer making a speech during a visit to Redditch, Worcestershire, while on the General Election campaign trail.

General Election 24: Exit poll predicts Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister

First Minister Humza Yousaf leaving Bute House, the official residence of First Minister, after he announced that he will resign as SNP leader. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Divisive identity politics is the reason for SNP’s downfall - Bill Carmichael

Speaker of the House Lindsay Hoyle in the House of Commons in London (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images)

What happened in Parliament last night and why it's depressing to watch

John Ledgard has lost £180,000 as a consequence of the family trust scandal. PIC: Simon Hulme

Victims of £138m financial scandal deserve answers and regulators must step up

Rail Minister Huw Merriman

Minister insists increase in rail ticket prices for passengers is 'fair'

Brightside and Hillsborough constituents are demonstrating against Sheffield MP Gill Furniss’ refusal to support a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Protest planned outside Yorkshire MP's office

Richard Hawley. Picture: Mike Swain

Richard Hawley: 'I always hated the pop star stuff'

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

Breaking SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

Ruairi Kelly previously lived on the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge

‘I lived on Bibby Stockholm - it’s no place for asylum seekers’

Nicola Sturgeon was released without charge

Breaking Nicola Sturgeon statement in full after release following arrest

Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with the SNP investigation

Breaking Nicola Sturgeon arrested in connection with SNP investigation

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Tories rule out electoral deals with Labour under pressure over coalition claims

Colin Beattie MSP

Breaking SNP treasurer Colin Beattie released without charge

Peter Murrell first met Nicola Sturgeon while he was working as a PR consultant during the Govan-by-election in 1988 (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Nicola Sturgeon had ‘no prior knowledge’ of husbands arrest

Former First Minister for Scotland and former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, stands with her husband husband Peter Murrell. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell arrested
Nicola Sturgeon’s husband and former SNP chief Peter Murrell has been arrested as part of an SNP finance probe.
Charlotte Hawes

File photo dated 08/12/20 of Peter Murrell, the former Chief Executive of the Scottish National Party, who is understood to have been arrested by Police Scotland over a investigation into the party's finances. (Photo credit: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire)

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance investigation

Margaret Ferrier MP was given a 270-hour community payback order for breaking lockdown rules by travelling on a train despite testing positive for Covid

Breaking Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier facing 30 day suspension

A ship is currently leaning towards the docks at a worrying angle in Leith, Edinburgh. (Photo credit: @Tomafc83 on Twitter)

Breaking Major incident at Leith Docks in Scotland as ship tips toward dock

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Breaking Watch live as Boris Johnson faces MPs at Privileges Committee

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern declared that she did not have enough in the tank to continue. PIC: Mark Mitchell - Pool/Getty Images

Why is it that female politicians are the only ones who quit? - Daxa Patel

Nicola Sturgeon has devoted her political career to Scottish independence.

The life and career of resigning SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon

Ian Blackford, SNP Westminster Leader after speaking at the SNP conference at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) in Aberdeen , Scotland. Picture date: Saturday October 8, 2022.

Ian Blackford steps down as SNP's leader in Westminster

Where is BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty? What happened to her & why was Charlie Stayt presenting alone?

Why did Naga Munchetty leave BBC Breakfast mid-show?

Nicola Sturgeon.

SNP has no right to call a second referendum on independence - The YP says

‘Shambolic’ passport delays threaten millions of summer holidays, ministers warn Isabella Boneham

MP proposes law to guarantee paid bereavement leave after death of a loved one

MP proposes law to guarantee paid bereavement leave after death of a loved one

William Hague has warned against Scottish independence.

William Hague claims Scottish independence would 'delight' Vladimir Putin

Nadine Dorries is the new Culture Secretary

Nadine Dorries promotion 'shows you don't have to be boring to succeed'

Prime Minister said he was acutely aware “as are all colleagues around the house” of the pain suffered by all those that entered into loan charge schemes.

Prime Minister must employ the art of compromise over charge saga - Greg Wright

Devolution, and the possible break-up of Britain, is the biggest threat to Boris johnson's government, writes Patrick Mercer.

Scottish independence vote to define Boris Johnson – Patrick Mercer

Nicola Sturgeon celebrates ‘historic’ SNP win in Scottish Parliament elections

Nicola Sturgeon is the First Minister of Scotland.

SNP and Brexiteers both guilty of hypocrisy – Yorkshire Post Letters

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing on coronavirus (Covid-19) from Downing Street's new White-House style media briefing room in Westminster, London.

Boris Johnson’s greatest challenge is now Scottish independence – Bernard Ingham

This was Boris Johnson during a campaign visit to Scotland last Thursday.

Only devolution can save United Kingdom – Yorkshire Post Letters

What will the Government's devolution agenda mean for cities like Leeds?

How devolution will decide Britain’s future – Philip Rycroft

Nicola Sturgeon is First Minister of Scotland.

Independent Scotland wouldn’t survive without English subsidies – Yorkshire Post...

UK chief trade negotiator, David Frost looks on as Prime MinisterPrime Minister Boris Johnson signs the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement at 10 Downing Street, Westminster.

Time to rewrite referendum rules in wake of Brexit – Yorkshire Post Letters

Keir Starmer is promising more devolved powers if Labour wins the next election

Nicola Sturgeon is the First Minister of Scotland.

Time for Nicola Sturgeon and SNP to take responsibility in Scotland – Yorkshire ...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is resisting calls to extend his Furlough scheme.

Furlough becomes false economy if extended by Rishi Sunak – The Yorkshire Post s...

Sheffield Central MP Paul Blomfield. Photo: JPI Media

Sheffield MP writes to Prime Minister over migrant benefits

MPs have called for tougher action against promoters of loan schemes.

MPs demand aggressive action against promoters who have 'ruthlessly' exploited p...

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Covid-19.

Warning to all as Prince Charles catches coronavirus amid ’queue jump’ claims –...

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has been found not guilty of sex offences

Nicola Sturgeon is the First Minister of Scotland.

Scotland won’t stay shackled to xenophobic England and who can blame them? – Yor...

Brexit still risks the break-up of the United Kingdom, warns Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis.

Final chance to save United Kingdom from Brexit break-up, warns Labour MP and ma...

Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for a second referendum on Scottish independence. (Photo by Neil Hanna/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Does SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon have a mandate for Scottish independence referendum? ...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out the case for a second referendum on Scottish independence, during a statement at Bute House in Edinburgh.

SNP and Nicola Sturgeon’s rush for Scottish independence smacks of desperation –...

Do you back electoral reform after the Tories won a 80-seat majority? Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

General Election results show why our electoral system needs reform - Yorkshire ...

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When is the next general election? This is when Yorkshire next goes to the polls

General Election 2019 reactions: what the winners and losers had to say

A member of the count staff opens a sealed ballot boxes containing voting slips (Photo: Getty Images)

General election results 2019 in full: here's how your constituency voted

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Johnson’s triumph means Christmas has come early for the pound and UK financial ...

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