All news on the topic: Jim McMahon

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Fury as Michael Gove snubs emergency council cash plea amid bankruptcy fears
The Government has announced a 6.5% rise rise in council cash next year, but local authority bosses warn this isn't enough after Nottingham City City became the eight to declare itself bankrupt since 2018
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Dozens of councils to learn whether they'll have to declare bankruptcy in weeks
This month will see the government set out its proposed councils funding plan for next year, which MPs will vote through before Christmas
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'Britain is a nation of animal lovers - it deserves a government that cares too'
Writing in the Mirror, Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon accused Tory ministers of giving a green light to puppy smugglers, puppy farmers and pet thieves
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Yvette Cooper urges rule change for Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow knighthoods
The Labour frontbencher has written to the Honours and Appointments Secretariat calling on officials to 'set aside any traditional timescales between honours' to honour the rugby league legends
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Calls grow to override stuffy honours protocol and knight rugby's Kevin Sinfield
MPs and peers have joined the crusade to make the fundraising hero and ex-rugby league star a Sir, along with his best friend Rob Burrow
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Tory MPs face 'judgement day' over sewage as Labour attempts to hijack Commons
Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon is trying to force through legislation that would impose automatic fines on water companies dumping waste in rivers and seas
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Therese Coffey mocked for posing at muddy estuary listed as 'wild swimming' area
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey shared a picture of herself standing next to the River Deben estuary in Suffolk. where bad weather meant the bank is covered in sludge
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New sewage scandal as data shows waste is dumped on to coast every three minutes
The Labour Party analysed data from the Environment Agency (EA) which it says shows 141,777 sewage dumping events across 137 of a total of 139 coastal constituencies in England and Wales in 2022
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Meat 'could flood into Britain from countries with weaker welfare rules'
Farmers are worried a new super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile could lead to a massive increase in beef and pork imports from abroad
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Eat turnips instead of tomatoes as shortages could drag on, says Tory minister
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has come under fire after retailers including Tesco and Asda were forced to put limits on how much fresh produce customers could buy