"Political illiteracy benefits those in power. We really, really need to educate people about how political systems work," Otto English said.
“Our politics are better when women are at the top table," she said after becoming elected as the first ever metro mayor in the country.
Laughter could be heard as her results were read out!
Labour has won 10 seats, the Tories two, while one result is due to be announced later on Sunday.
Boris Johnson has written to the First Minister following the election of a pro-independence majority in Holyrood.
He joined an illustrious list of candidates who have been left short changed after they failed to pick up the requisite number of votes.
A committee has recommended enshrining the pledge into law as a ‘voluntary approach is no longer working’.
The Labour leader stripped his deputy Angela Rayner of her chairman position in a move criticised by left-wing MPs.
Labour lost its majority on the Durham County Council last night for the first time in 100 years.
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