The boss of the UK’s largest trade union is due to visit Leeds to speak at the first memorial lecture named after a leader of 19th century strikes in the city.
After Tuesday’s vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected, The Yorkshire Evening Post asked people in Leeds city centre how they want to move forward.
Theresa May is battling on two fronts as the Prime Minister fights to retain her grip on power this morning while attempting to find a Brexit compromise that could command majority support in the Commons.
Theresa May has made a last-ditch plea to MPs to back her EU withdrawal plan, telling them: “I believe we have a duty to deliver on the democratic decision of the British people, and to do so in a way that brings our country together”.
Theresa May has told senior ministers she believes “passionately” that they must take Britain out of the European Union, ahead of what is expected to be a devastating parliamentary rejection of her Brexit plans.
An application to extend the licensing hours at an off-licence in Harehills has been rejected amid ‘heartfelt’ campaigning by residents and local politicians.
Supporters of a One Yorkshire devolution deal are planning intensive lobbying of government in the coming months in a bid to persuade Ministers to show a "greater sense of urgency" over the issue of when and how vital powers will be handed to the region.
