Politics
An hour of national debate is coming to Sunderland, which is hosting an episode of BBC Question Time tonight (November 6). The famous topical debate programme will air at 10.40pm on BBC One tonight, after being broadcast live on BBC iPlayer from 9pm. The show is also available on the BBC news channel and BBC […]
A pioneering scheme to help young people find guaranteed work – already being piloted in the North East – is to be rolled out nationwide. Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool this week, warning that any young unemployed person refusing to take part in the Youth Guarantee scheme […]
Transgender rights activists in the North East are voicing fears that digital ID cards could harm trans and non-binary people. At a conference of world leaders last Friday (September 26), prime minister Keir Starmer revealed plans for a digital ID card scheme which will be “mandatory for the right to work” in the UK, as […]
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