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Labour MP Tom Watson's delight at Gala date

HIGH-PROFILE Labour MP Tom Watson has told the Sunday Sun of his pride at being asked to speak at this year’s Durham Miners’ Gala.Read

Ex-MP Lembit Opik in cheeky bid for new cop role

LEMBIT Opik has issued a "come and get me" appeal to Liberal Democrat bosses to make him their candidate in elections for a new North police chief.Read

North Labour insiders say Ed time's up, so is it...

PRESSURE on Ed Miliband to quit and be replaced by Yvette Cooper as Labour leader could intensify in the coming weeks, claim North party insiders.Read

Cancer doctor set to battle Redcar MP for his seat

A CANCER doctor is set to fight Redcar MP Ian Swales for his seat in Parliament as part of a campaign against controversial changes to the NHS.Read

Public sector pay plan may add to North-South divide

TEACHERS, council staff and civil servants in the North could all be hit under “disgraceful” leaked plans to introduce regionalised public sector pay.Read

Nick Clegg under fire over NHS reforms

NICK Clegg faces mounting pressure to dump a controversial NHS overhaul as his Liberal Democrats prepare for their spring conference in Gateshead.Read

Call for George Osborne to help the North East

CHANCELLOR George Osborne will come under pressure to help the North in his Budget next month.Read

Calls for Government to show it cares about the North

MPs have called on Government to show it cares about the North when Chancellor George Osborne unveils his mini-budget on Tuesday.Read

MPs clash over whether region is too 'pessimistic'

A ROW has broken out in Westminster after a North MP – a member of the Coalition Government – said the region was too “pessimistic” about itself.Read

Ed Milliband faces test at Labour party conference

ED Miliband faces a major test to prove he is the man to beat David Cameron and Nick Clegg as Labour activists gather for their annual conference.Read

Nick Clegg makes a pledge to his party faithful

NICK Clegg last night declared his Liberal Democrats would be the “awkward” squad in Government – ready to upset David Cameron’s Tories if it was right for the country.Read

Alistair Darling says he thinks missing discs containing records of 25m were destroyed

DISCS containing records of 25 million people that disappeared from a North Government office have probably been destroyed, says former Chancellor Alistair Darling.Read

MP votes for AV despite potentially losing her seat

PRINCIPLES come first for Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell. She has been praised by campaigners for voting yes in the May 5 referendum on switching to the alternative vote (AV) for Westminster elections.Read

PM’s pledge after Stannington mum’s open letter

PRIME Minister David Cameron is committed to helping families with disabled children, Downing Street has told the Sunday Sun.Read

MP Dave Anderson's niece seriously ill with muscle wasting disease

A NORTH MP has revealed his seriously ill niece is being treated in a Newcastle hospital.Read

Budget will save North East, claims insider

THE Chancellor will this week take action to put the North’s economy firmly back on track for recovery, a Treasury insider has claimed to the Sunday Sun. Read

Deal means new jobs up for grabs 'very soon'

THE new bosses of the Redcar steelworks may start recruiting new staff "very soon", we can reveal. Read

Minister's cuts comment 'complacent' says MP

A MINISTER has been accused of “complacency” after defending cuts to Cleveland fire brigade by declaring a “low” number of people have died in local fires.Read

Ed Miliband urges Cameron to visit Easington

ED Miliband has told the Prime Minister to head North so he can see one of the UK’s most deprived places for himself.Read

Crunch talks on fire fears planned

TOP level talks are set to take place with the government over fears Teesside’s petrochemical industry could be left exposed by cuts to the fire service.Read

Author Profile

William Green is The Journal's Political Editor. Based at Westminster, he joined the paper in 2007 and previously worked at the Yorkshire Post.