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Hain is back as Welsh secretary

By politics.co.uk staff Peter Hain is back in the Cabinet as Wales secretary and will succeed Paul Murphy, it has been confirmed. Mr Hain had been work and pensions secretary before resigning last year over the registration of donations for his deputy leadership campaign. “I have returned to the Cabinet to help ensure that we… Read more »

Labour lose all four councils

By politics.co.uk staff Labour has suffered in the local elections, losing control of all four of its county councils. Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire all fell to the Conservatives. So too did Derbyshire, which Conservatives had identified as the key county to take. The Tories managed to gain a majority by one seat with the last… Read more »