Newark by-election: Candidates fight to become next MP
Candidates will contest the Newark by-election on June 5. The seat is vacant after Patrick Mercer quit as MP for Newark for allegedly taking cash to ask questions in Parliament.
Candidates will contest the Newark by-election on June 5. The seat is vacant after Patrick Mercer quit as MP for Newark for allegedly taking cash to ask questions in Parliament.
Standards Committee report on Patrick Mercer: "Mr Mercer deliberately evaded the rules about registration and declaration"
"Mr Mercer’s actions, and on many occasions, his words, showed he was indeed willing to use his parliamentary position for his own gain."
As expected, report recommends suspension of Patrick Mercer for 6 months (which is why he resigned on Tues)
At around 11pm on Friday night police were called to Darley Avenue in Athersley to reports that a man had been stabbed.
This Evening and Tonight: Showers or longer spells of rain are forecast through the evening and night.
For the second day running there were no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland.