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It was a by-election that caused a political earthquake. In 1981, Shirley Williams changed the temperature in Westminster when the new Social Democratic Party triumphed in the once true blue seat of Crosby. Months before, her fellow Gang of Four member Roy Jenkins had come tantalisingly close to winning a…

CHRIS McEleny has been fired from Alba and is having his membership of the party reviewed, acting leader Kenny MacAskill has said ...

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court.

Disgraced politician has been called on to step down from the Runcorn and Helsby seat

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks for assault after punching a man in the street.

As political and business leaders meet for the Convention of the North, our position is clear: we need a genuine new deal, and soon, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

Jaw-dropping revelations from a Conservative former chief whip call into question not just the system, but his own judgment

A KEY Scottish independence network for female activists who are part of the Yes movement is set to relaunch with a day of action

PROFESSOR John Curtice has given his verdict on First Minister John Swinney’s calls for a cross-party conference to tackle the rise of the…