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Opposition parties say pushing out Covid-19 emergency powers to November is a step too far Stephen Donnelly has said he will amend the law so that a three-month extension in November is the only one permitted. By Christina Finn Tuesday 25 May 2021, 3:32 PM 3 hours ago 8,855 Views 18 Comments Opposition members have called for earlier dates for the review. Image: LEAH FARRELL; RollingNews.ie Image: LEAH FARRELL; RollingNews.ie HEALTH MINISTE...

Laurence Fox has lost his £10,000 deposit for his bid to be London Mayor after getting 1.8 per cent of the vote. The actor, 42, who set up the Reclaim Party for his election race, won 47,634 votes placing him in sixth, behind YouTuber Niko Omilana whose policies included 'Boris Johnson will be forced to shush' and 'the price of Fredos will go back to 5p'. Candidates need five per cent of first-preference votes to get back their deposits, which only three candidates surpassed: Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey and the Green's Sian Berry. Laurence Fox has lost his £10,000 deposit for his bid to be Lo...

The 42-year-old actor, whose Reclaim Party campaigned on an anti-lockdown platform, lost his £10,000 deposit after winning just 1.8 per cent of the vote, compared with Sadiq Khan's 55 per cent.

Sadiq Khan was today relishing his election victory as he retweeted congratulations from from left-wing mayors across the world. Out for a walk with dog Luna this afternoon, the newly re-elected London Mayor was taking his more than 200,000-vote majority in his stride. Mr Khan polled 1,206,034 votes to Conservative challenger Shaun Bailey's 977, 601, after failing to win in first preference votes alone. But despite seeing his majority cut from 2016's result there was an outpouring  of congratulatory messages with several coming from left-wing mayors around the globe which Mr Khan was happy t...

What was the turnout? What did Jill Mortimer say about her victory? “I am incredibly proud of the campaign my team and I have run in Hartlepool – it is based on local issues of real concern to the community here, and I would like to thank all of the people of this great town who have responded so positively to it. “I’m also immensely proud to be the first Conservative MP in Hartlepool for 57 years. “Not only that, I am the first woman ever to be elected as MP for this town. “It is a truly historic result and a momentous day.