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Officials rapped for allowing late votes

Friday, May 21, 2010

A WATCHDOG has criticised election officials for allowing up to 80 people to vote after polls had closed. The Electoral Commission investigated...

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New MPs take their places in Parliament as Commons reconvenes

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

NEWLY-ELECTED MPs have been navigating their way through the corridors of power on their first day in Parliament. The 226 fresh faces in the Commons...

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MP Joan Walley follows tradition to 'drag' John Bercow to his chair after he was re-elected as Speaker of the Commons as MPs gathered for the first time since the election.

Pressure on Labour to run city council

Friday, May 14, 2010

LABOUR leaders are to consult party members on whether to take control of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The party faces a major dilemma following its...

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'As an independent, I'll slide into oblivion'

Thursday, May 13, 2010

LABOUR'S surprise landslide victory in the local elections has led to the demise of a second political group. The party last week took 17 of the 20...

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Calls for Labour to take the helm after local elections victory

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

THE Tory leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council has offered to step down and hand the reins of power to Labour. Councillor Ross Irving has told The...

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Calls for Labour to take the helm after local elections victory

David Cameron named Prime Minister as Tories and Lib Dems take power

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

CONSERVATIVE and Liberal Democrat leaders were waking up today to the enormous task of making the UK's first coalition government in 65 years a...

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David Cameron and his wife Samantha at Number 10 Downing Street

Gordon Brown to resign as Prime Minister

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

LABOUR and Liberal Democrat negotiators met for their first formal discussions on a possible coalition government last night, after Prime Minister...

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Gordon Brown to resign as Prime Minister

Politicians start talks over power-sharing deal in the city

Monday, May 10, 2010

POLITICIANS will today begin talks to thrash out a new power-sharing deal to run Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Labour's success in Thursday's local...

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Labour fight back in bid to reclaim power

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Following yesterday's local election result in Stoke-on-Trent, reporters Iain Robinson and Richard Ault look at how the parties fared and what the...

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LABOUR: WE'RE BACK ON TOP!

Saturday, May 08, 2010

A RESURGENT Labour Party swept their rivals aside to come within five seats of reclaiming control of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The party, which had...

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