Labour Party

Scott Haslam was elected to represent Featherstone on Wakefield Council

Winner of Wakefield Council by-election announced after death of councillor

Five candidates standing for election at the Featherstone by-election have been named.

Featherstone by-election: Five candidates standing on December 12

I attended a parliamentary drop-in hosted by the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, where I met some of the gentlemen who were injured that day at the hands of out of control policemen.

Jon Trickett MP: Victory for the mineworkers pension campaign

Chris Packham is calling on Wakefield residents to write to their MP - Animal News Agency

Chris Packham calls on Wakefield residents to write to their MP on the issue of ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper during her conference speech Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Silent Crime: Home secretary Yvette Cooper pledges nuisance crackdown

Protesters spray paint 'genocide’ on Labour conference entrance.

Watch: Protesters spray paint 'genocide’ on Labour conference entrance

The cost of some private schools might become prohibitive for some families if they put their fees up in response (Image: National World/Getty Images/Adobe Stock)

What adding VAT to private school fees could mean for pupils

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Neil Kinnock falls over on Brighton seafront in 1983.

Funny political stunts gone wrong from elections past

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

The candidates standing for election in the four Wakefield district constituencies at the general election have been revealed.

General election in Wakefield district: Candidates you can vote for on July 4

Tory canvasser removes Labour leaflet from letterbox.

Watch: Tory canvasser removes Labour leaflet from letterbox

Plans have been approved for a new banking hub to open at Wellgate shopping arcade, Ossett.

New banking hub to open in Ossett

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood met with NHS dentist Dr Zöe Connelly as part of his ‘Save Wakefield’s Smiles’ campaign.

MP meets city dentist as part of ‘Save Wakefield’s Smiles’ campaign

Ossett Town Hall

Ossett named as a ‘banking desert’ to due to lack of financial facilities

Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Budget on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images

Simon Lightwood MP: ‘We can’t afford another Budget of decay and decline’
After 14 years of the Conservatives, the country desperately needs change. The Tories have failed on the economy, failed on public services and failed on living standards.
Jane Chippindale

County Hall in Wakefield

Maximum tax rise approved amid angry scenes in council chamber

The party says the UK is facing a ‘generational challenge’ after analysis shows over 200,000 children nationwide are set to miss half their time at school.

More than 1,300 Wakefield school children set to miss half their lessons by 2026

Research by Mr Lightwood’s office showed that in February 2023, no practice in the Wakefield constituency was admitting new NHS patients.

MP calls for more action to help people struggling to access NHS dental services

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

Jade Botterill has been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate to fight for the new seat of Ossett and Denby Dale at the next general election.

Labour selects Jade Botterill to fight for new seat at next general election

At the Mid Yorkshire trust alone, 209 people died having been waiting for treatment for longer than 18 weeks.

More than 840 patients died while on in Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust waiting lists

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood has said over 9,000 families in Wakefield are to be hit by annual mortgage increases.

More than 9,000 families in Wakefield hit by mortgage rate hikes

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood

Wakefield MP reflects on his first year since dramatic by-election victory

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended
Shadow minister Bambos Charalambous has been suspended as a Labour MP after a complaint about his conduct.
Sam Johnson

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

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

Pinderfields Hospital Wakefield. Picture Scott Merrylees

Operations cancelled at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

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

Wakefield Town Hall.

Call for investigation over use of Town Hall to hold Labour disciplinary hearing

NationalWorld is calling for a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election

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

Department for Education figures show 12,226 children in Wakefield were eligible for free school meals in January – 22.4% of all state school pupils in the area.

Record number of Wakefield pupils on free school meals

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood arrives at the count.

Wakefield's new MP Simon Lightwood wants to be a voice for the people of our cit...

The Monster Raving Loony Party at the by-election count.

Wakefield by-election 2022 - all the results

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

Coun Graham (left) and Hemingway wanted to become the next Wakefield MP.

Wakefield councillors 'disappointed' after being overlooked for upcoming by-elec...

The Leader of Wakefield Council Denise Jeffery.

First results from Wakefield Council Elections 2022

Wakefield Council Local Elections 2022

Wakefield Council Local Election 2022 - all the results

CONTROVERSY: Lia Thomas, transgender athlete. Photo: Getty

Andrea Jenkyns MP: Transgender women in female sports debate

Councillor Taylor said encouragement from people within Featherstone had prompted him to stand.

Featherstone councillor to leave Labour and stand as independent candidate

The Conservatives suggested switching some streetlights off in parts of the district where residents have demanded it.

Tories at war as proposal to turn streetlights off after midnight savaged

A protestor holds a placard highlighting the excess winter deaths caused by fuel poverty. Photo: Getty Images

Denise Jeffery: Households in fuel poverty could soon double

Councillor Womersley with Wakefield Council leader Denise Jeffery

Hemsworth councillor Ian Womersley joins Labour

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

Councillor Rowley was first elected to serve on Wakefield Council in 1980.

Long-serving councillor deselected by Labour Party after three decades

How will the Wakefield constituency look come the next General Election?

Mixed reaction to proposed Parliamentary boundary changes in Wakefield

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...