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North of Tyne mayor resigns from Labour saying party loyalty ‘broken down in the north east’
The North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has resigned from the Labour party after it blocked him from running for mayor of the north-east. Mr Driscoll – who’s been described as the ‘last Corbynista in power’ – said he plans to run against Labour as an independent when the new Mayoralty is elected next year if he can raise £25,000 by the end of August.
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Conservative hopeful pulls out of London mayor race after groping claim
There’s one less person in the race to be the Tory candidate for Mayor of London this evening after Daniel Korski abandoned the contest.
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‘Messages of hate will not be permitted in my town’, says Annecy mayor
We spoke to the mayor of Annecy, Francois Astorg and began by asking how he felt about today’s events.
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Italy flood a ‘critical situation’, says Bologna Mayor
We spoke to Matteo Lepore, mayor of Bologna, and asked him whether these are really the worst floods he has seen in the region in the last hundred years.
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TransPennine Express nationalisation ‘victory for commuters in north’, West Yorkshire mayor says
We spoke to Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, who says the nationalisation of the TransPennine Express is a chance to “reset” the troubled rail line.
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‘My city is gone,’ says Mayor after tornado tears across Mississippi
At least twenty-three people were killed and dozens more injured when a devastating tornado hit the US state of Mississippi overnight. Emergency services were left to appeal on Twitter for help with the search and rescue effort after the town of Rolling Fork was destroyed by a direct hit – the verdict of the mayor…
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Anti-asylum protest “hugely disappointing’ says Liverpool mayor
We spoke to Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, and asked him what he made of the violent protests in Knowsley, at a hotel hosting asylum seekers.
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South Yorkshire mayor demands government provides rail system ‘that works’
We were joined by Oliver Coppard, who’s Mayor of South Yorkshire and was at talks with the Transport secretary.
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North England mayors call for concrete action on ‘utter chaos’ of rail services
Mayors from across northern England say they’ve had positive talks with the Transport Secretary over the chaos in the region’s rail services, but they’re now calling for concrete action to improve things. The mayors said the ‘absolute bare minimum’ of levelling up was being able to get to work and college on time but the…
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‘We all need to be stepping up’ over sexual abuse support, says West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Alison Lowe is the deputy mayor for policing and crime in West Yorkshire.
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Leicester mayor orders inquiry into violent unrest
The mayor of Leicester has told this programme that recent disorder in the city between Hindus and Muslims had its roots in racial and religious ideologies from the Indian subcontinent. Some have, controversially, blamed a Hindu community which recently arrived in the city. They’ve been reluctant to speak on camera, until now. Our home affairs…
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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham calls for government action after Avanti West Coast cuts rail services
His criticism came after last night’s resignation of Avanti’s Managing Director.
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It’s unclear whether Islamic Jihad will honour a ceasefire in Gaza, says Jerusalem’s deputy mayor
We spoke to Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.
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‘Huge slip up from Liz Truss’, says Tees Valley Conservative Mayor
We spoke to Ben Houchen, the Conservative Mayor of the Tees Valley, and asked him for his reaction to Liz Truss’ U-turn.
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Mayor of South Yorkshire says closure of Doncaster Sheffield airport would be a ‘blow’
The future of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been plunged into doubt after bosses said it “may no longer be commercially viable”.