Inslee chastises McMorris Rodgers over Israel, Ukraine, House speaker
Gov. Jay Inslee called on Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to use her political clout to influence the election of a new speaker of the House.
Local politics
Keir Starmer and Sue Gray met Labour mayors to clear air, say sources
Exclusive: Relations said to be improving with Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham, who praised Gray’s inputUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has cleared the air with some of his party’s most high-profile mayors after a crunch meeting in London fac…
Tory-run Hampshire council says it faces ‘financial meltdown’
Council says without help it may be forced to make drastic cuts to local services to avoid bankruptcyOne of the UK’s largest Conservative-run councils has warned it faces “financial meltdown” and has called on ministers to fix the “broken” local govern…
Tory mayor Andy Street decides to stay in post despite Sunak scrapping HS2 leg
West Midlands mayor says he remains committed to high-speed rail link to Manchester after suggestion he might quit over moveGlobal investors are laughing at the HS2 shamblesRishi Sunak announces scaling back of HS2UK politics live – latest updatesThe C…
Refugee activist’s house in Home Office raid for ‘unknown illegal persons’
Campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding answers as to why his home was searched by immigration officers without a warrant A prominent refugee campaigner has demanded an explanation from the Home Office and Northumbria police after immigration enforcement …
Sheffield council faces mass equal pay claim over ‘scandalous’ pay grades
Thousands of women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a year set to launch claim, GMB union saysSheffield city council is to become the latest local authority to face a mass equal pay claim from women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a ye…
Labour and Tories neck and neck in byelection race for Mid Beds, poll says
Survey reveals Labour more likely than Lib Dems to overturn Conservatives’ 25,000 majority in Nadine Dorries’s former seat• Read more: byelection duel could gift Mid Beds to ToriesLabour and the Conservatives are neck and neck in the battle for the pre…
‘Feel safer yet?’ Seattle police union’s contempt keeps showing through
Seattle desperately needs more cops. But it’s the police’s own union that’s emerged as the biggest political impediment. Bigger than the dysfunctional City Council.
Councils in England in crisis as Birmingham ‘declares itself bankrupt’
With Birmingham indicating it cannot balance its books, experts warn of others living ‘hand to mouth’The crisis in local authorities was laid bare on Tuesday as Birmingham city council in effect declared itself bankrupt, with experts warning that other…
Port of Seattle president joins Mayor Harrell’s office during shake-up
Sam Cho, Port of Seattle Commission president, will lead Mayor Harrell’s downtown revitalization effort.