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Amanda Milling said Matt Hancock s affair with Gina Coladangelo was something that came up on doorsteps
Keir Starmer s leadership of Labour now appears to be stabilising after holding Batley and Spen constituency
Labour candidate Kim Leadbeater, murdered Jo Cox s sister, managed to fend off the Tory Ryan Stephenson
The Hard-Left insurgent George Galloway had tried to split the vote by wooing Muslim voters in by-election
Sir Keir could have faced a leadership challenge if the Labour Party had lost another election in Red Wall area
Labour HQ will have spent the last few hours toasting their success in Batley and Spen, after a nail-biting finish saw
Kim Leadbeater crowned the newest MP. But with a majority of just 323, the reality is a little more mixed.Â
Sir Keir Starmer has undeniably bought himself more time at the helm, but unions, donors and a certain faction of MPs want to see proof that he is turning the ship around. I m told he has a year to do it - but the pressure begins now.Â
Meanwhile Tories will be asking themselves what went wrong, after their expectations of a (relatively) easy win came to nothing. Some have already given their verdict:
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Opposition parties say pushing out Covid-19 emergency powers to November is a step too far
Stephen Donnelly has said he will amend the law so that a three-month extension in November is the only one permitted. By Christina Finn Tuesday 25 May 2021, 3:32 PM 3 hours ago 8,855 Views 18 Comments
Opposition members have called for earlier dates for the review.
Image: LEAH FARRELL; RollingNews.ie
Image: LEAH FARRELL; RollingNews.ie
HEALTH MINISTER STEPHEN Donnelly has said he will propose to amend the Government’s emergency laws for Covid-19 restrictions to ensure that there are no “rolling powers” for extensions.
His comments come as a number of Opposition parties have raised concerns about the extension of the emergency powers until November.