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It was a Labour town for nearly 100 years before voters rejected the party in 2019, electing a Conservative MP for the first time.

On Friday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, Labour MP and Shadow Science Secretary Peter Kyle made a live gaffe when he incorrectly referred to Kate Garraway by the wrong name.

Keir Starmer is being urged to ditch his plan to ban new oil and gas licences without a “viable” plan to replace North Sea jobs.

Channel 4, also showed that a similar disparity is present in the music and performing arts sector, with just 16 per cent coming from working class communities, as opposed to almost 65 per cent from middle or upper class backgrounds.A lack of diversity has also been reported in other categories, with data showing that 90 per cent of those working in the arts are white, and nearly 70 per cent of people in managerial positions are men, with only 1 per cent of those being Black.The study reveals that although such class-based patterns are not new, they actually show a decline in working class people making a living in the entertainment industry.A spokesperson for the UK government responded to the report, saying they are committed to “growing a creative sector with opportunities for all, creating new pathways into the industry through training and education.”Labour, meanwhile, announced last month that they would reform the school accountability framework in an effort to ensure that arts subjects are considered of comparable value to sciences and humanities.Keir Starmer, the party’s leader, vowed to place culture “at the core” of his government if he were to win the forthcoming general election.

Manchester United are preparing to welcome a Premier League opponent to Old Trafford for the final time this season as Newcastle visit the North West.

Manchester United suffered a 14th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday after being beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Workers climbing up the outside of Old Trafford today have been carrying out routine maintenance work and painting the steel girders around the stadium, rather than working on any specific issues as a result of the heavy rain that engulfed the stadium on Sunday.

First Minister John Swinney has ruled out introducing legislation on gender reform after a previous law was vetoed by the UK Government.

Labour has won the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election and made gains in council contests to heap pressure on Rishi Sunak.

A Tory MP and former health minister has defected to Labour saying the Conservative Party has become a 'nationalist party of the right' that is failing the health service.

Scotland’s First Minister has urged Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to be “on the right side of history” in delivering compensation for women impacted by changes to the State Pension age. Humza Yousaf has written to who he said are the “current and future” incumbents of Downing Street after he met with Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

Humza Yousaf's popularity has dropped after controversy around the Scottish Government's hate crime laws, a new poll has suggested.

Angela Rayner has blasted a Tory levelling up promise as a 'sham and a scam'.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has led expressions of support and love for the Princess of Wales, who tonight revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer.

Josh Tapper, known for his appearances on the popular Channel 4 show Gogglebox, has been chosen as the Labour candidate aiming to unseat Tory Deputy PM Oliver Dowden. The former TV star, who was a regular feature on the show with his family, expressed his excitement and gratitude on Twitter, saying: "I'm thrilled and honoured to have been selected as Labour 's parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere.Thank you so much to local members for your support - I won't let you down.The work to unseat the Deputy Prime Minister starts now! " Josh, who joined the Labour Party under Keir Starmer's leadership, first appeared on Gogglebox at the age of 15.The Tapper featured on the show between 2013 and 2018 and they were made up of dad Jonathan, mum Nikki, daughter Amy and son Josh. In 2022 he told Jewish News it "suddenly blew up out of nowhere".

Rachel Reeves has said that a Labour government will be as economically radical as Margaret Thatcher.

The SNP will push for a vote against "austerity cuts" in the Tory budget today.

Ice–T has hit out at Keir Starmer after the rapper fell for a fake online interview with the Labour leader.On Wednesday (March 6), the parody X/Twitter account Women For Wes – named after Labour politician Wes Streeting – shared a section of an interview allegedly given by Starmer.In the caption, WFW wrote: “Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash online after criticising Ice-T (@FINALLEVEL) in a magazine interview, describing the Law & Order star as ‘corrosive’ and someone whose online conduct may encite [sic] his followers to ‘seriously hurt’ others.”The politician was asked in the spoof article to provide an example of a public figure he found “corrosive” to society, particularly young people. He responded: “Ice-T.”The faux Starmer continued: “My son is fifteen.

One of Scottish Labour's rising stars has revealed that she was "raised by the SNP".

The Labour Party have slammed George Galloway as 'only interested in stoking fear and division' after he cruised to victory in the Rochdale by-election.

It was a contest marred with controversy. And the drama did not stop - even after the results were declared.

The SNP is set to heap pressure on Keir Starmer by challenging Labour MPs to vote for a ban on arms sales to Israel.

Over 50 Members of Parliament have declared that they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle following last night's decision. Dozens of Conservative and SNP MPS have backed a motion demanding the removal of Sir Hoyle from the seat.

Keir Starmer has said helping boot out Humza Yousaf from office will be one of his early goals as a Labour Prime Minister.

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer considered quitting after a by-election defeat, a new book about the politician claims. A loss to the Tories in May 2021 meant the County Durham constituency turned blue for the first time since it was created in 1974.

Sir Keir Starmer said his party would deal with Donald Trump if the United States chooses him as the next president.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year - after making £275,000 in capital gains.

Sir Keir Starmer says he has done something no other leader of the Labour Party has ever done before by 'giving up a Labour seat' in Rochdale. But the Labour leader fell short of saying that he acted quickly enough over comments made by its by-election candidate.

Rishi Sunak has suffered a humiliating double by-election defeat as Labour overturned huge Tory majorities in stunning victories.

A former Labour MP has reportedly been suspended from the party after another recording emerged from what is said to be the same meeting where the party's candidate in the Rochdale by-election made 'deeply offensive' comments about Israel. Graham Jones, who is Labour's candidate in Hyndburn, has been administratively suspended from the party pending an investigation, the PA news agency says.