Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
Read More »Alan Bates, Gordon Brown and Tracey Emin among those on King’s Birthday Honours list
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
Read More »Alan Bates, Gordon Brown and Tracey Emin among those on King’s Birthday Honours list
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
Read More »Lib Dems criticised after North Norfolk flyers delivered across Broadland and Fakenham
A Norfolk election campaign has gone awry after a political party delivered its leaflets to the wrong constituency. The Liberal Democrats have been criticised for the “misleading” error which saw their North Norfolk flyers delivered across Broadland and Fakenham. The campaign material is designed to look like a newspaper named …
Read More »Away from home on the 4th July? Here’s how you can still vote
There’s just three weeks to go until the General Election, which falls in the summer holiday period. But don’t worry if you will be away from home on July 4, you can still vote, writes Grace Clift. If you’re away from home on polling day this year, or just can’t …
Read More »More than 90,000 polling cards have to be resent following printing mistake
A printing mistake meant almost 100,000 voting cards had to be resent across Teesside. The error affected voters in three parliamentary constituencies, with a total of 96,572 polling cards for the July 4 general election sent out again. Stockton Council says it is working with the company which printed the …
Read More »General Election 2024 – Postal vote, how to register and what to do if you’re on holiday
The general election campaign is in full swing and with the bog day less than a month away voters in the UK will be expected to cast their vote. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed the date for the next general election. Standing outside 10 Downing Street in the pouring …
Read More »Army veteran Richard Lee protests at Downing Street seeking justice for daughter missing since 1981
An army veteran whose daughter went missing more than 40 years ago has attempted to hand back his military medals at Downing Street in a protest against failings in the police investigation. Richard Lee’s daughter Katrice disappeared near a British Army base in Paderborn, Germany, on November 28 1981 – …
Read More »Meet the Liberal Democrat candidate battling for the Devon South West seat
The historically safe Conservative seat of Devon South West will, for the first time since being won by Gary Streeter in 1997, be up for grabs – and Julian Brazil intends to secure it for the Lib Dems. He resides in the village of East Prawle in the constituency South …
Read More »Rishi Sunak visited Russia-linked tech firm on General Election campaign trail
Exclusive: When first formed in 2015, Artemis Technologies was the UK arm of Gunvor – a commodities trading firm co-founded by oligarch Gennady Timchenko. His former business partner still sits on the firm’s board Rishi Sunak visits Artemis Technologies HQ in Belfast ( Image: PA) Rishi Sunak visited a Russia-linked …
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