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Suspended Batley councillor 'horrified' by antisemitic allegations

Councillor Ebrahim Dockrat has been suspended by the Labour Party

Batley Labour councillor suspended over antisemitic social media accusations

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

At the Mid Yorkshire trust alone, 209 people died having been waiting for treatment for longer than 18 weeks.

More than 840 patients died while on in Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust waiting lists

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

The local election count took place today (Friday) at Cathedral House in Huddersfield.

Labour extends grip in Kirklees as election results announced

Labour MP Diane Abbott attends a Stand Up to Racism rally outside Downing Street. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty

Diane Abbott has Labour whip withdrawn after “deeply offensive” letter

Parties are beginning to outline their candidates as the local elections approach.

North Kirklees’ Labour candidates for May local elections

Sue Gray is Sir Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff for Labour Party

Partgate investigator Sue Gray has resigned from her civil service role after being offered a major job with Starmer’s Labour Party

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as leader of her country in February.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation

Labour claim that families could save over £1,000 in energy costs.

Kirklees families could save over £1,000 in energy costs under Warm Homes Plan

Rishi Sunak will face PMQs once again on Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

NationalWorld is calling for a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election

One of the four posters created by The Labour Party (Photo: The Labour Party)

Labour Party launch fresh attack on Conservatives in poster campaign

'Some people have been quick to say that politicians are all the same, but Keir Starmer is proving them wrong. He is a man of integrity and honesty.' Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour lead: latest polling would equate to 346 seat majority

Martin Lewis shares tip on how to find the cheapest petrol and diesel prices nea...

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater looking to expand her team

Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy leader, centre, pictured with Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater and Heckmondwike councillors Steve Hall, Aafaq Butt and Viv Kendrick

In pictures: Labour Party Deputy Leader Angela Rayner visits Heckmondwike

George Galloway pictured after last year's Batley and Spen by-election

George Galloway announces Workers Party candidate in Batley East

Electric vehicles charging point

New homes in England required to have EV charging points from next year

Boris Johnson's government has drafted a Labour motion to ban second jobs as paid lobbyists. (Credit: Getty)

MPs back government’s ‘watered down’ plans on second jobs

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater

Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater self-isolating after positive Covid test

Kim Leadbeater with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis on the Batley Bulldogs pitch.

Three city mayors join Kim on final days of campaign trail

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on a visit to Batley earlier this month. Photo: Getty Images

Muslim groups accuse Labour of 'taking their votes for granted'

Voters will go to the polls in Batley and Spen on Thursday, July 1

Here's the full list of candidates in the Batley and Spen by-election
The deadline for nominations in the upcoming Batley and Spen by-election has passed and 16 candidates will be standing at next month's poll.

Susanna Reid grilled Tony Blair on the Iraq War (ITV)

Watch as Susanna Reid confronts Tony Blair on Iraq War invasion

Stanley Johnson visited Greece last year in apparent breach of coronavirus guidance (Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

'Stanley Johnson loophole' allows foreign travel to second homes - the clause ex...

A four day working week could be on the horizon for many Spanish residents (Photo: PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Spain to launch trial of 4 day working week - is it sustainable?

The proposed pay rise has been described as "pitiful" (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Proposed 1% pay rise for NHS England branded ‘pitiful’ by nurses union and Labou...

Labour has accused the Government of bias (Photo: Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The majority of towns benefitting from new £1bn funding are Conservative constit...

MPs will vote on plans to cut Universal Credit by £20 per week today - what it m...

PMQs will take place online for the first time ever today - how to watch and wha...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (Getty Images)

End of furlough scheme could affect 17,000 people in Kirklees

Experts say a wave of mass redundancies could be on the way post. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Could the furlough scheme be extended beyond October? Calls for extension over j...

(Photo: Shutterstock)

Contact tracers may soon knock on your door if they cannot contact you by phone ...

Dewsbury. Picture Scott Merrylees

Dewsbury is a child obesity hotspot, according to new figures

A woman looks at a mural of an NHS worker outside a pub in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Pic: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Government pledges to do 'everything we can' to help Yorkshire fight coronavirus

From left to right, Kirklees Council leader Shabir Pandor, Sheffield Council leader Julie Dore, and Calderdale Council leader Tim Swift. Photos: JPI Media

Leaked Labour document warns three Yorkshire councils under threat in 'worst loc...

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MP defends further education

Prime Minister David Cameron on stage with wife Samantha after his address to the Conservative Party conference at Manchester Central. Peter Byrne/PA Wire

David Cameron to shut down religious schools teaching intolerance

Prospective Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency paliamentary canidate Yvette Cooper (Labour), one of the panellists participating in a question time debate whre they will fielded questions from students at New College in Pontefract. 17 April 2015. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Final TV debate for Labour leadership candidates

Letter: Greens will continue to argue for another way
We would like to say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who voted for the Greens on May 7.

Letter: Thank you for supporting me

Mary Creagh

Mary Creagh vs Yvette Cooper in the race to be leader of Labour party

UPDATED - Mary Creagh to stand in race to be leader of the Labour Party

Election 2015.

Election 2015: North Kirklees council results

Election 2015.

Full list of North Kirklees candidates

Sherriff campaign gets £1,000 donation from Tony Blair

Kirklees Council leader David Sheard. (D526D439)

Kirklees Council budget: Council tax rise but markets to close as £69m cut

Rachel Reeves and Paula Sherriff visited Kirklees College's Dewsbury site. (jc_050215_college05)

Senior MP visits Dewsbury college

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Socialist Dawn hopes for votes

UNDER THREAT Batley Library.

Letter: Closing libraries would be a huge error