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Heaton councillor Greg Stone urged to quit over help for developers

JournalLive — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:25:00 GMT

CALLS have been made for the resignation of a leading councillor who offered “tricks of the trade” for companies wanting planning permission.

North East union leaders call for Lib Dems to kill off regional pay idea

JournalLive — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT

LIBERAL Democrats activists are today being urged to help “kill off” Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial plans to introduce regional pay for public sector workers.

Nick Clegg and David Miliband talks stoke "Lib-Lab" coalition speculation

JournalLive — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT

NICK Clegg yesterday risked stoking speculation over a future “Lib-Lab” coalition after revealing he has held “lengthy” conversations with South Shields MP David Miliband and other senior Labour figures.

Lib Dem president blasts George Osborne over regional public sector pay plans

JournalLive — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:20:00 GMT

CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s plans for regional pay for public sector workers are an “insult” to the North, says Liberal Democrat president Tim Farron.

Liberal Democrats could back calls for local banks

JournalLive — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:28:00 GMT

THE Liberal Democrats could soon officially back calls to create local community banks out of the Royal Bank of Scotland – a plan which has been championed by a Northern Tory MP.

Tory peer Nigel Vinson warns he could switch to UKIP

JournalLive — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:28:00 GMT

A NORTHUMBERLAND Conservative peer has warned he and others will switch to the UK Independence Party unless David Cameron gets powers for Britain back from Brussels.

North East cuts plan dropped at the last minute

JournalLive — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:30:00 GMT

GOVERNMENT plans to cut benefits descended into chaos last night after proposals to pay people less in regions like the North East were raised and then promptly dropped.

Newcastle MP Nick Brown wins Lib Dem support in nuclear weapons bid

JournalLive — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:27:00 GMT

THIRTEEN Liberal Democrat MPs have publicly backed a call from Tyneside MP Nick Brown for ministers to dump any plans to replace Britain’s nuclear weapons.

Regional pay plan support cooling within Government

JournalLive — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:16:00 GMT

DOWNING Street yesterday signalled the Government is cooling support for plans to introduce regional pay for public sector workers.

UKIP confident of electoral “breakthrough” in North East

JournalLive — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE UK Independence Party is setting its sights on wining two of the region’s three seats in the European Parliament, according to its regional chairman.