Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Angling for perch and carp on the banks of the Bridgewater canal that flows through Runcorn in north-west ...

Catherine Chadwick is a Runcorn resident who wants to see more focus from politicians on the NHS and for more police on the streets In a quiet corner of Runcorn, a group of residents who've been ...

Since there’s rather a lot else going on right now, one could hardly stretch to calling Mike Amesbury’s thumping of a constituent “the punch heard around the world”. But it certainly echoed around his ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s first nine months in office have been far from easy. From the backlash against cuts to benefits, to mounting global instability and an impending trade war with the US, the prime ...

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The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Mike Amesbury, who was convicted earlier this year of assaulting a constituent. On 27 February, Amesbury was given a 10-week prison sentence and ...

Reform UK has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes - an extremely narrow victory that will serve as a major boost to Nigel Farage’s party. The party claimed victory in the early ...

Former Cabinet minister proposes that Conservatives should ‘stay out the way’ of a victory for Nigel Farage’s party Ben Riley-Smith is Chief Political Commentator for The Telegraph. He has been at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first ...

As the town prepares for a byelection after Labour’s Mike Amesbury quits, locals say it is time for a change Spring has finally arrived, and as customers enjoy a drink or two in the sunshine outside ...

Poll predicts Nigel Farage’s party will win comfortably in race to replace Mike Amesbury Dominic Penna is The Telegraph's Senior Political Correspondent, covering the biggest stories of the day from ...

Among the people keenly waiting to see who the next MP for Runcorn and Helsby will be, are those who own businesses in the area. A by-election is set to take place on 1 May, after the seat became ...