Councillor Sue Eacock, left, pictured with Councillor Joanna Kane when she became the new Mayor of Redditch The Mayor of Redditch is facing a battle to stay in office, after Labour councillors submitted a "no confidence" motion in her.

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One Labour MP's savage reply saw the BBC Question Time audience erupt in applause as she blasted a Tory over his party's history of "misbehaving" MPs. Lucy Powell, when confronted with criticism over Labour's recent handling of anti-Semitic comments from ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy - Chris Jackson/PA You have to marvel at the audacity of it. The BBC’s response to the Government’s Green ...

A Labour MP has demanded an urgent explanation from the BBC after a racist slur was aired during coverage of the Baftas - despite screening being delayed. Dawn Butler has written to the corporation, describing it as "painful and unforgivable". The word was ...

Keir Starmer has suffered a blow after five Labour councillors in London announced they were defecting to the Green Party. With London set to be a major battleground in next year’s crucial local elections, Green leader Zack Polanski has welcomed five ...

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