Theresa May visits Copeland ahead of by-election

The Prime Minister is visiting a school in Bootle, as her party prepares to contest the Copeland by-election.

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Theresa May visits Cumbrian school

The Prime Minister Theresa May has visited a school in Cumbria, ahead of the Copeland by-election.

Meet the candidates for the major parties, who will contest the Copeland by-election next week.

Calls for Moorside commitment on PM's Copeland visit

The Moorside project has been thrown into doubt. Credit: NuGen

Nuclear unions are urging the Prime Minister to make "concrete commitments" about the new Moorside nuclear power station, ahead of her visit to Copeland.

Theresa May is visiting a school in Bootle today, ahead of the Copeland by-election.

In recent weeks the future of Moorside - which it's hoped will bring more than 21,000 jobs to the county - was thrown into doubt because of the financial troubles of one of the companies behind the plans.

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