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'Eye-watering' inequality in UK hitting the North East, new report says

Report by the Fabian Society said that levelling up is needed for all parts of the country

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Newcastle Council cabinet reshuffle confirmed – with return for councillor who served under ex-Labour leader

Nick Kemp has made changes to his top team, after losing one cabinet member in this month's local elections

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Nick Kemp to stay as Newcastle City Council leader after internal Labour challenge dropped

Ged Bell has withdrawn from a leadership contest in Newcastle's Labour group ahead of a vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening, leaving Nick Kemp unopposed

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Nick Kemp challenged for Newcastle City Council leadership as Labour power struggle takes another twist

Kenton councillor Ged Bell has triggered a leadership contest just a year after Coun Kemp seized power

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NT Police say Mongols bikie gang leadership 'destroyed' following arrests

Police say Operation Morley has resulted in the arrests of 40 Mongols bikie gang members, along with the seizure of drugs, cash and firearms.

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Ex-council leader hits back after being branded 't****r from Newcastle' in Matt Hancock's Covid diaries

Nick Forbes says that "eating kangaroo testicles has clearly affected Matt Hancock’s memory" after he was criticised in the former health secretary's book

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New council leader could be forced out under Newcastle Labour members' bid to ban lobbyists

A motion to disqualify lobbyists from being selected as Labour candidates could spell trouble for Nick Kemp, just months into his reign as council leader

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Councillors stage walkout after Newcastle Labour politician suspended over Islamophobia spotted at meeting

Four councillors left the room after seeing Joyce McCarty at Wednesday night's Newcastle City Council meeting

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Blackett Street vision put under review as progress stalls on inquiry into pedestrianisation plans

A change in leadership at the top of the city council has cast further doubt over the controversial plans, which would have to go before a government inspector to be approved

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Top Newcastle councillor banned from Labour Party for 12 months after being found 'guilty of Islamophobia'

Joyce McCarty, who was Newcastle City Council's deputy leader for a decade, has been suspended

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Another top boss to leave Newcastle City Council as transport chief heads for government job

Graham Grant, the city's top transport official, is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the civic centre over recent months

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'Confused' Grey Street transformation in doubt as new Newcastle Council leader pledges rethink

Nick Kemp is planning a review into the proposed pedestrianisation of Newcastle's most beautiful street, as part of a promised reset at the civic centre

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Nick Kemp unveils major cabinet reshuffle after being sworn in as Newcastle City Council leader

Just two members of the previous Nick Forbes administration are staying in the local authority's cabinet

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Nick Kemp clears key hurdle to become Newcastle's council leader-elect and take over from Nick Forbes

The Byker councillor's position as leader has gone unchallenged at Newcastle Labour's AGM, clearing the path for him to be formally installed at the head of the city council

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Newcastle councillor suspended over 'Muslim plot' allegations wins re-election in landslide

Joyce McCarty remained on the ballot as a Labour candidate despite her suspension and took a commanding 63% of the vote in the safe ward of Wingrove

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Labour remains dominant force in Newcastle as just one seat changes hands on local election night

Labour lost one seat to the Lib Dems, but held off a series of challenges elsewhere in the city to make it a happy night for new party leader Nick Kemp

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Labour accused of trying to 'trick' voters into backing councillor suspended over 'Muslim plot' claim

The party's I Will Vote camapign website was still urging supporters to back Joyce McCarty almost a month after she was suspended amid an Islamophobia row

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Labour chief Nick Kemp pledges Newcastle Council 'reset' to shift focus away from city centre

Nick Kemp has promised a "wholesale review" of everything that the local authority is responsible for

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Newcastle's opposition parties bid to capitalise on Labour turmoil and eye council control 'in a few years'

The Liberal Democrats' leader in the city has confidently predicted a shift away from Labour's domination

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Newcastle's new Labour leader wants to stop plans to pave over 'incredibly important' Hippy Green

Nick Kemp has pledged a review into the designs for Old Eldon Square as part of his election manifesto

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Keir Starmer reacts after Newcastle Labour councillor suspended over 'Muslim plot' claim

Joyce McCarty, who was deputy leader of Newcastle City Council until last year, was suspended after alleging that Muslim councillors conspired to remove her friend Nick Forbes

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Newcastle councillor who alleged 'Muslim plot' spotted campaigning after Labour Party suspension

Joyce McCarty was suspended on March 31 after her claims about a plot to oust Nick Forbes, but Labour posted a photo of her campaigning days later

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Newcastle City Council local elections 2022: The candidates, big issues, and seats to watch

With a change of leadership imminent at the civic centre as Nick Forbes heads for the exit door, this year's city elections are set to be a fascinating battle

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Who is Nick Kemp? What you need to know about Labour's next leader in Newcastle as new era looms

The leadership of Newcastle City Council will soon change hands for the first time since 2011, with Nick Forbes bowing out of city politics after a turbulent few weeks for Labour

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Emotional thanks to outgoing public health chief and the 'spirit of Newcastle'

Prof Eugene Milne is retiring after becoming a 'leading voice' in the region's response to the Covid pandemic

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