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Conservative Party
07:00, 17 MAR 2024
'Rawtenstall used to look like a zombie apocalypse had hit it... I think I've changed that'
Rossendale
Jake Berry says he is particularly proud of Rawtenstall town centre, but has been going head-to-head with Rossendale council in recent weeks
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Blackpool MP caught in lobbying sting slams 'needless waste of public money' as recall petition opens
Blackpool
Scott Benton said if the recall petition is successful then the by-election would cost the taxpayer £300,000 - followed by another £300,000 at the general election 'within months'
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Blackpool by-election petition details unveiled after Scott Benton MP suspended
Blackpool
Only constituents on the electoral roll when the recall petition was called are eligible to vote
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Councillor accused of assault blasts 'disgraceful' protest chaos and says 'I'd do it again'
Chorley
"Democracy is important to me and I will do all I can to protect it from mob rule. These people are a disgrace"
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Lobbying scandal MP Scott Benton suspended from Commons, paving way for Blackpool by-election
Blackpool
The motion means Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the prospect of another difficult by-election, following recent defeats to Labour in Kingswood and Wellingborough
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle battles on in face of calls by almost 70 MPs for him to quit over Gaza vote
Chorley
The Chorley MP has apologised for his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate but criticism from SNP and Tory MPs has continued
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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle facing calls to resign after chaotic Gaza ceasefire vote
Chorley
More than 30 MPs have signed a motion declaring they have no confidence in the Chorley MP
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Blackpool MP Scott Benton loses Commons suspension appeal paving way for by-election
Blackpool
Labour has called for Scott Benton to resign as an MP rather than wait for the outcome of a recall petition following his likely suspension from the Commons
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How Lancashire MPs voted as controversial Rwanda bill survives Tory rebellion
Politics
Rishi Sunak said it is now up to the House of Lords to decide whether they want to 'frustrate the will of the people' or 'get on board and do the right thing'
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Labour demands probe into whether Blackpool MP's expenses broke ministerial code
Blackpool
Paul Maynard has been referred to an investigator by the parliamentary expenses watchdog over reports that he charged taxpayers when producing political materials
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Blackpool MP Paul Maynard investigated over claims he used tax-payer cash for Tory campaigns
Blackpool
Rishi Sunak is facing calls to suspend the new pensions minister who faces a watchdog probe over the 'extremely serious' claims
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Blackpool MP Scott Benton faces 35-day suspension over lobbying sting
Blackpool
If the Commons backs the punishment, it could leave the former Tory MP facing a by-election
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Liz Truss to propose law banning children from trying to change their gender
Conservative Party
The former prime minister will also seek to introduce legislation that will ban biological males from entering single-sex spaces
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Sky News anchors' stunned reaction as David Cameron turns up at Downing Street
David Cameron
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the ex-PM said he has "gladly accepted" the post, saying the UK is "facing a daunting set of international challenges, including the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East"
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Lancashire schools 'to be £10m worse off' after Government error, claims Labour
Education
An error forecasting the national funding formula has caused shockwaves across the education system
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Ribble Valley councillor quits Tories for Labour saying he's 'excited about Keir Starmer'
Ribble Valley
Derek Brocklehurst has left the Conservative Party in favour of Labour
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Lancashire clean air zone charges 'wont happen while Conservatives are in charge'
Traffic and Travel
The comments come as Greater Manchester's CAZ remains up in the air
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Worry grips a Lancashire town where locals feel 'they don't exist' despite £20m boost
Darwen
£20m is set to be spent across Darwen over a decade long period, with residents concerned it's nowhere near enough for what the town really needs
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Concern for Pendle Leisure Centre after 'not enough councillors' attend leisure 'task-and-finish' meeting
Pendle
"I think other political groups need to take a look at themselves too regarding attendance"
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Everything promised to Lancashire in place of HS2 and spoiler, there's not a whole lot
Transport
Costs have spiralled, plans delayed and priorities changed - and, of course, it was the north which would miss out
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Cumbria could get 18,000 new jobs as trains between Carlisle, Workington and Whitehaven to run every 30 minutes
Traffic and Travel
At the Conservative Party Speech, the MP confirmed he would cancel the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester but said that 'every penny' of the planned £36 billion leg would be spent on key infrastructure
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Rishi Sunak branded 'sickening' for saying 'a man is a man and a woman is a woman'
Conservative Party
People have reacted with anger after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made comments about transgender people
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The Government has come up North and we deserve much better than conspiracy theories and lies
Conservative Party
'When ministers of the state align themselves with fantasists and fraudsters, they drag our politics even further into the mud
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£2 bus ticket cap extended in stream of announcements as HS2 northern leg axed
Conservative Party
The cap was previously due to run out on October 31
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