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William Green

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South Shields MP David Miliband to head taskforce investigating youth unemployment

SOUTH Shields MP David Miliband is to lead an inquiry into the unemployment crisis facing Britain’s young people.Read

Push for Northern Rock to return to building society roots

FRESH calls are being made to return Northern Rock to its mutual society roots after bank chiefs brushed off rumours it has already been sold.Read

Broadband funding of up to £19m up for grabs for the North East

CULTURE Secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday offered £19m to help improve broadband connections in rural and hard-to-reach areas of the North East.Read

North East MPs back calls for police cuts rethink

NORTH East Labour MPs joined Mayor of London Boris Johnson to demand David Cameron reverses spending cuts imposed on the police in the wake of riots across England.Read

MPs warn bus service cuts damage employment prospects

CUTS to bus services are damaging people’s employment prospects and even worse reductions are to come, MPs have warned.Read

Northern Rock report will not be released by Chancellor

CHANCELLOR George Osborne has refused to release the key report recommending the sell-off of Northern Rock.Read

North East MPs back review of Siemens rail contract

NORTH East MPs want ministers to review the award of a £1.4bn rail contract to German firm Siemens despite hundreds of regional jobs being at stake.Read

North East MPs in warning over bus cuts

CUTS to bus services could hit the country’s economic road to recovery, according to dozens of MPs.Read

No civilian job losses envisaged at RAF Boulmer as part of wider cuts

THE Ministry of Defence does not envisage any jobs being lost at RAF Boulmer as part of plans to cut a further 7,000 civilian posts.Read

North East MP Ian Lavery claims phone was hacked

A NORTH East MP last night said he believed his phones may have been hacked as he welcomed news that the BSkyB had been scrapped.Read

North regional development expert questions high speed rail link benefits

MPS have been told that claims a new high-speed rail line will transform the British economy are “weak” by a leading North expert on regional development.Read

Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Photo by Nigel Roddis/PA Wire

North East private investigator linked to Gordon Brown hacking

SENSATIONAL accusations emerged last night that a North East private investigator targeted former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on behalf of unidentified journalists.Read

Blyth National Renewable Energy Centre gets £25m investment

THE North East’s position as a leading international centre for offshore wind power was yesterday cemented with a £25m investment in new test facilities.Read

Pressure mounts on Government to overhaul controversial tax on flying

CHANCELLOR George Osborne is under mounting pressure to dump a damaging tax on flying.Read

Air passenger duty undermined public confidence in green taxes, say MPs

MPS have accused ministers of undermining confidence in green taxes with a controversial levy on flying.Read

Virgin Money promises to support Northern Rock Foundation if it buys bank

RICHARD Branson’s Virgin Money has pledged to continue supporting the Northern Rock Foundation if it buys the Northern Rock bank.Read

Disaster predicted on mayoral votes in the North East

FORCING cities like Newcastle to hold referenda on whether to have an elected mayor will be a political “car crash”, the Government has been warned.Read

MPs debate future of Freeman Hospital Children's Heart Unit

NORTH East MPs yesterday urged ministers to make any decisions on closing specialist children’s heart units solely on clinical grounds.Read

Walkers at Hadrian's Wall

Ownership of Hadrian's Wall to be debated in Parliament

OWNERSHIP of Hadrian’s Wall should be transferred to a single organisation to boost tourism, Parliament was told yesterday.Read

Government urged to safeguard Northern Rock Foundation future

PRESSURE is growing for the Northern Rock Foundation’s future to be safeguarded if the bank is sold.Read

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

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