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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

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Rotherham Town Hall.

Labour sees Dinnington by-election as ‘an opportunity’ and wants to send message

Castle House, Newark & Sherwood Council's headquarters,

Conservatives lose overall control of Newark & Sherwood Council

Coun James Naish.

Labour ‘very pleased’ after building on record majority on Bassetlaw Council

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Diane Abbott has Labour whip withdrawn after “deeply offensive” letter

The elections take place on Thursday, May 4.

All the candidates standing for Worksop and Bassetlaw seats in the May elections

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

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will be standing down as prime minister of New Zealand next month

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

John Mann, now 62, who was Labour MP for Bassetlaw between 2001 and 2019.

Ex-MP Mann reignites Bassetlaw deselection controversy that led to Tory triumph

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

James Naish has been elected as Bassetlaw Labour's new leader.

Bassetlaw Labour announces new leader as Simon Greaves steps down

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

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

Labour councillors Josie Potts, Clayton Tindle and John Shephard, who represent the Worksop south east ward.

Worksop Labour councillors call for more action over sewage dumped in waterways

Brendan Clarke-Smith MP

"No evidence of breach" by Bassetlaw MP after inquiry into letter

South Yorkshire Combined Authority mayor Dan Jarvis.

South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis set to step down

The Conservatives have won the East Retford South seat.

Conservatives win Bassetlawl District Council by-election

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...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a virtual press conference at Downing Street (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

When does the new lockdown officially begin?

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...

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

Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw. Photo: London Portrait Photographer-DAV

MP says Prime Minister's 'new deal' is just what Bassetlaw needs

Unemployment benefit claims have risen sharply in Nottinghamshire

Big surge in unemployment benefit claims in Nottinghamshire

Lockdown has seen a large rise in unemployment benefit claims in Bassetlaw

Lockdown causes sharp rise in unemployment benefit claims in Bassetlaw

Alan Rhodes was re-elected for Worksop North.

RESULTS: Labour maintains grip on Worksop after losing control of Nottinghamshir...

Floral tributes left near the Bataclan concert hall in Paris following the terrorist attacks in November. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Brits reveal their top 10 predictions for 2016

MP Gloria De Piero

BREAKING: Gloria De Piero makes Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour shadow cabinet

WORLD OF SPORT: Rugby fans ripped off, Root to rest, Indycar driver Wilson dies

People in Bassetlaw are voting today

Bassetlaw: Allegations against Labour referred to police

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ELECTION: Full statements from Bassetlaw candidates and why you should vote for ...

Joshua Bonehill

Candidates unite against ‘obscure fantasist’ who declares himself ‘non-elected M...
Election candidates are united in their opposition to an ‘obscure fantasist’ who describes himself as a ‘rising star of the right-wing community’ and has declared himself the ‘non-elected MP of Bassetlaw’.

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ELECTION: Full list of Bassetlaw candidates announced

John Saxon

Gainsborough: UKIP have elected a candidate for Gainsborough

Bassetlaw: Sarah Downes appointed as the Conservatives new prospective parliame...

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Rotherham: Shaun Wright resigns as South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner...

John Mann MP

Notts: Mann calls for Campbell to resign County Council seat and stand again as...

Notts County Council leader Coun Alan Rhodes is unhappy with Ian Campbell's decision to resign from the Labour party

Notts: Rhodes “deeply disappointed” by Campbell’s decision to quit the Labour pa...

Coun Ian Campbell has resigned from the Labour party at County Hall

Retford: County Councillor Campbell resigns from Labour party

Bassetlaw: Councillors agree budget after stormy meeting

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