Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit.Labour’s manifesto pledged to respect the referendum result.
The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so international graduates will be able to stay in the UK for two years to find work.
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has visited a Blackburn school, along with Darwen MP Jake Berry, in the wake of the government's announcement of a £14bn cash boost for the education system, including an extra £700m for special educational needs.
Mr Williamson enjoyed being quizzed by pup
Darwen is to receive £25m in government funding as part of a scheme to regenerate towns with a proud industrial and economic heritage that have seen their traditional industries decline.
Local businesses, communities and local leaders will now draw up plans to boost economic growth in Darwen.
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Blackburn Conservatives continue to fight Labour plans for an extra 1,500 HGVs a week in the M65 Junction 4 area.
The council recently ignored Conservative concerns over increased traffic on an already congested road network and voted through plans for a new Recycling Centre on Lower
Cllr John Pearson has queried why the Council is providing £40,000 to refurbish a sports facility in a Labour-held ward - and paying for future monitoring and upkeep of the facility - when Cherry Tree Cricket Club and Feniscowles Recreation Ground in Livesey with Pleasington ward receive nothin
