Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell, who was shadow attorney general for the party, has quit the Labour frontbench. She will remain as MP for Newcastle North and return to backbench. In a letter to Jeremy Corbyn she expressed three factors that had resulted in her resignation. Ms McKinnell said: “I had my third […]
Tyne and Wear Labour councils still employ over a thousand people on zero-hours contracts, despite pledging to eradicate them at the last election, an SR News investigation has found. However, Newcastle and North Tyneside are reported to be the only two councils not to employ workers on zero-hours contracts. As many […]
Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner is asking for the views of residents on the amount of money local households are asked to pay for policing in the area. The Government recently announced that Northumbria Police would receive £217.5m, but the only basis on which the police budget will not be […]