Jamie Driscoll, speaking at the Convention of the North, January 25, 2023
SIR KEIR STARMER is facing a rebellion by Labour members and trade unions in north-east England following the banning of North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll from standing for re-election.
The party has instead imposed two potential candidates on members of the 22 constituency parties in North Tyneside.
Only half of them have now selected one of the candidates.
JAMIE DRISCOLL’s group, Majority, with an inclusive approach and supportive training, aims to sidestep many of the problems afflicting Britain’s progressive movement
ANYA COOK reports from a Majority conference in Newcastle last weekend featuring Jamie Driscoll and Zarah Sultana
ANYA COOK reports from the Newcastle citizens’ assembly, where over 240 people gathered to create a people’s manifesto ahead of next year’s local elections – part of former mayor Jamie Driscoll’s Majority movement
Ben Chacko talks to ALAN MARDGHUM of the Durham Miners Association about Reform UK‘s dangerous inroads into Durham’s long-standing Labour county council; why he cancelled his party membership; and the political class’s disconnect from working people