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A supplied picture showing exterior walls at Wynyard Mews earlier this year.

Hartlepool MP raises residents' housing concerns in Parliament

From left, former Hartlepool MP Lord Peter Mandelson and current town MP Jonathan Brash pictured during a 2024 visit to Hartlepool College of Further Education before Lord Mandelson was named in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

MP brands Lord Mandelson a 'traitor' over Epstein revelations

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash is calling for a review of fireworks legislation.

Calling for a review of fireworks legislation

Jonathan Brash and Labour's then Shadow Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, at Hartlepool Power Station in 2024.

Town MP says: 'The world is watching and Hartlepool is leading'

Vitamin B12 Awareness Day is on 23 September

Ad Feature 1 in 3 Brits may be at risk of B12 deficiency – but most have no idea

MP Jonathan Brash with energy secretary Ed Miliband during a visit to Hartlepool Power Station last year.

'Fighting for the future of nuclear in Hartlepool'

Jonathan Brash MP meeting with former nuclear minister, Lord Hunt in Parliament.

Fighting for the Future of Nuclear in Hartlepool

The First News poetry competition for young writers will be judged by Hollywood star Will Poulter

Poetry competition launched for young writers - judged by Will Poulter

Jonathan Brash at a meeting with Steve Reed.

The town areas to benefit from £6m flood defence work

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash has launched a petition calling for council tax reform.

MP writes: 'Together we can work for a fairer future for Hartlepool'

Sophie Curtis, pictured with Anthony Rees from YouthBuild UK, was runner up in the Young Builder of the Year Awards 19 to 24 age group and attended the awards ceremony at the House of Commons.

Achievements of Bellway trainee celebrated at national young builder awards

If passed the bill means that terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have six months to live will legally have the choice to end their life.

Assisted dying bill UK: What is the proposed law?

St Helens Primary School, Hartlepool.

New building for town primary announced in budget

Child plays with building blocks.

Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Jonathan Brash outside his office in the town's York Road. Picture by FRANK REID

New MP reflects on whirlwind first weeks in the job

Lights go out in the House of Lords.

Watch: House of Lords lights go out during minister’s speech
The justice minister can be seen using the light of a small lamp to continue his speech after the main lights went out in the Lords chamber - watch below.
Jessica Martin

Encourage insects into green spaces. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Try and encourage insects into green spaces

Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer and Energy minister Andrew Bowie during a visit to Hartlepool Power Station in March 2023.

Minister says town’s nuclear future is bright

The BBC licence fee is set to increase in line with inflation.

BBC licence fee set to increase in 2024 - here's what you need to know

MP Jill Mortimer outside her Hartlepool office.

MP raises immigration concerns again in Parliament

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Housing Secretary Michael Gove wrote to Tory backbenchers to say the ban on “no-fault” section 21 evictions promised as part of the Renters Reform Bill will not be enacted before a series of improvements are made in the legal system. Campaigners say this could delay the ban for years. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Breaking Ban on no fault evictions delayed indefinitely by Tory government

Tory MP Peter Bone. Credit: PA

Breaking Tory MP 'should be suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct'

Keir Mather

Who is Keir Mather? The new Labour MP for Selby and Ainsty

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP faces eight week suspension over groping claims - what did he do?

Breaking Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP to face eight-week suspension

Clive Myrie. Picture: PA/Ian West.

Breaking Clive Myrie pulled from BBC News at Ten after Boris Johnson lying joke

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Breaking Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report
Boris Johsnon has suffered a resounding defeat as MPs vote to accept ‘Partygate’ report
Will Millar

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Breaking MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

Which Tory MPs have resigned triggering a by-election?

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty pictured outside Selby Abbey.

Breaking Another Tory MP resigns and triggers a third by-election

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Will Boris Johnson stand as an MP in a different seat?

Breaking Green Party’s only MP to stand down at next election

Watch the moment Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle ‘snaps’ at Kemi Badenoch as pair lock horns in House of Commons

Breaking Watch the moment House of Commons Speaker ‘snaps’ at major Tory MP

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Breaking Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

Margaret Ferrier MP was given a 270-hour community payback order for breaking lockdown rules by travelling on a train despite testing positive for Covid

Breaking Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier facing 30 day suspension

Changes to the state pension age are common

Breaking Date of UK state pension age rise will not be brought forward

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaking to the media at Hillsborough Castle after his meetings with Stormont leaders over Brexit and the Windsor Framework.

Breaking MI5 raises terror threat level in Northern Ireland to ‘severe’

TikTok is the world's most popular app

Breaking TikTok to be blocked from ‘all parliamentary devices’

Bag used by House of Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd to go on auction

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Martin Lewis reacts to Jeremy Hunt’s budget after Chancellor name checks him and ‘calls speaker old’

Breaking Budget 2023: Martin Lewis gives his verdict

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.

Breaking Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to be extended to June

Supermarket tomatoes... another vine mess.

RICHARD ORD: It's our pockets the supermarkets are picking ... not tomatoes

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

Former Speaker of the House, Betty Boothroyd. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Iconic former speaker of House of Commons Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

Therese Coffey says ‘cherish turnips’ amid UK tomato and veg shortage

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Ex-Tory MP Neil Parish resigned after being caught watching pornography in the House of Commons twice.

Disgraced porn-watching ex-MP may stand again at next general election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live

By working together, the seven councils will unlock new money for the region and will be awarded extra decision-making powers.

Public views sought over £4.2 billion devo deal

Handout photo taken with permission from the twitter feed of Extinction Rebellion of protesters who have superglued themselves around the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons chamber, as they call for a Citizen's Assembly. Picture date: Friday September 2, 2022.

Westminster reports reveal deliberate damage inside Commons

Number 10 refused to speculate on future migration policy. Credit: Getty Images

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