Words: Sally Churchward. Pictures: Chris Moorhouse. Jennie Formby is far from the first person to leave the Labour Party in favour of the Greens in recent years. But she’s probably the only one whose defection has made national headlines. It’s six years since her time as General Secretary of...
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Heritage: Kier – what’s in a name?
By Martin Brisland. What’s in a name? Sir Keir Starmer (61) became Prime Minister last week, on Thursday 5 July 2024, after a landslide victory for the Labour Party in the General Election. His parents were Labour supporters and are said to have named him after Keir Hardie (1856...