Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have normally struggled to find support in a place like Hartlepool, in the northeast of England. Labour had held the town since 1964, with majorities in five figures as recently as 2001 when Peter Mandelson was MP.
After investigating the reports, Humberside Police confirmed that the members of the public had been being falsely informed of their people dying in fatal car crashes. Police say they are taking what happened incredibly serious as the calls are “very distressing for
Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words, said they often leaked news to the media via their spokesperson rather than announcing it themselves. He claimed they did this to paint a flattering picture of themselves on
Only 74 people in total will be allowed in the main Lords chamber, with a further 34 MPs and peers watching from the Royal Gallery. Everyone in attendance will have to test negative for Covid beforehand and wear a mask. The usual
The Roman conquest of Britain began around 2,000 years ago. They would go on to occupy the island for 400 years. In this time, soldiers from across the Empire worked their way north. At each place they erected stone and wooden forts,
Call the Midwife: Helen George recalls early days on the show And she exclusively tells the Daily Express of her pride in the NHS during Covid and how her Sister Julienne character would have struggled to cope in the pandemic. We are
Lisa Clarke is a single mum to 12 children and 10 of them currently live with her. Some of the children have special and complex needs. The Blackpool family have described their current situation as a “living nightmare” as they are forced
The Queen’s Speech takes place at the opening of each parliamentary session. In usual times, the House of Lords would be packed to the rafters as the nation listens to the Queen delivering her government’s plans for the year to come. This
The Labour Party was further devastated in England’s local elections last week after it lost control of a swathe of vital councils as well as the Hartlepool by-election. Questions are now being asked of leader Sir Keir Starmer as he reshuffles his
Dozens of laptops, phones and camera equipment have been stolen from the BBC since January 2018, with the total totalling more than £100,000. The findings, obtained via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, has led the corporation to be accused of failing
Alex Deane, a Brexit campaigner, said that last Thursday’s election highlighted how the party’s appeal to its traditional working-class base has evaporated. Mr Deane said the party increasingly only appealed to young, urban voters but there wasn’t “enough of them” to compensate