Jonathan Brash ‘Disappointed’ as MPs Reject Assisted Dying Legislation Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash Backs Assisted Dying as MPs Reject Bill in Knife-Edge Commons Vote 11th September 2026 Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash has defended his decision to vote in favour of assisted dying after MPs narrowly rejected fresh legislation which would have allowed some terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally seek help to end their lives. The controversial Terminally Ill Adults (E

Lib Dems Call for Fresh Elections if Reform ‘Can’t Run the Council’ ‘Hartlepool Deserves Better’: Lib Dems Hit Out After Reform Leader Quits 9th September 2026 The Hartlepool Liberal Democrats have accused Reform UK of creating “chaos” at the council after its leader sensationally announced this week that he was stepping down from the role less than four months after taking charge. Councillor Graham Harrison, who became Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council following May’s loc

Reform UK Cllr Graham Harrison Enters The History Books as Hartlepool’s Shortest-Serving Council Leader Graham Harrison’s Brief Leadership ‘Shortest in Hartlepool’s History’, as Questions Emerge Over Who Will Replace Him… 8th September 2026 Reform UK’s Graham Harrison appears set to record the shortest ever council leadership tenure since Hartlepool became a unitary authority back in 1996, after announcing his departure as leader barely four months after taking office. Harris

Just Three Months into the Role as Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council & Graham Harrison has announced he's to stand down. Reform Council leader Departs Just Months Into Role, as Promised Savings Cannot Be Achieved… 7th September 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council has been rocked by an unexpected leadership change this week after Reform UK Councillor Graham Harrison announced that he’s standing down as Leader of the Council — little more than just three months after taking the

Carnival Volunteers Hit Back at Reform UK’s “Disrespectful” Claims “You Haven’t Saved Hartlepool's Carnival”: Reform UK Post Sparks Public Anger.. 31st July 2026 Hartlepool’s Reform UK administration has faced a fierce public backlash, after claiming its councillors helped secure the future of the town’s historic Headland Carnival. In a social media post celebrating the 103rd annual Hartlepool carnival, Reform UK suggested that the event had “very nearly” failed to go ahead a

Has Hartlepool Suddenly Become Safer?: Reform’s New Chair Won’t Meet Publicly Again Until April 2027.. Reform Led Council Accused of Putting Public Scrutiny on Hold Until Next Spring 28th July 2026 Hartlepool’s opposition Labour group has criticised a decision by the towns Ruling Reform Council to schedule no further formal public meeting of its Safer Hartlepool Partnership until the 1st of April 2027. Reform Councillor Amanda napper, who chairs the Safer Hartlepool Partners

Reform UK Stockton Hits Back at Claims Branch Meeting Rules Were Ignored

Hartlepool Council Leader’s New Car Purchase Could Prove Politically Awkward

Brash Apologises for Shouting at Farage as Political Tensions Rise in Hartlepool

Hartlepool Labour MP’s Commons Outburst Draws Warning From Speaker

Controversial Councillor Payments Could Return At Hartlepool Borough Council Where Will Reform Find The Money? Row Erupts Over Hartlepool Council Allowances 24th May 2026 Edited 24th May 2026 08:54am Speculations growing over how Hartlepool Borough Council will fund reported plans to reinstate controversial councillor Special Responsibility Allowances (SRA's), with critics warning the move would place an additional burden on local taxpayers as well as the prospect of even mor

Martin Scarborough has been appointed as Hartlepool Labour Group Leader its been announced this week Controversial Leadership Choice Puts Hartlepool Labour Back Under Scrutiny 20th May 2026 The Hartlepool Labour Group is facing fresh controversy after its been announced Hartlepool Solicitor Councillor Martin Scarborough was appointed as the party’s new group leader on Hartlepool Borough Council following Labour’s bruising local election defeat to Reform UK. The appointment c

Standards Commissioner: MPs Must Avoid Donor Jobs Looking Like Rewards Political Donors Can Be Hired By MPs — But Watchdog Warns Against ‘Reward’ Appointments.. 19th May 2026 Labour MP for Hartlepool Jonathan Brash has dodged an immediate Commons standards investigation over the appointment of one of his political donors as Office Manager, after the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards confirmed there are currently no specific rules restricting how MPs recruit their staff

Hartlepool MP Warns Labour: Deliver Hope Or Let Populism Fill The Vacuum Hartlepool MP Demands Radical Change After “Roar Of Unbridled Anger” From Voters.. 15th May 2026 Labour MP for Hartlepool Jonathan Brash this week delivered one of his strongest parliamentary interventions yet against the leadership of Keir Starmer, telling the House of Commons that the Prime Minister can “no longer provide” the hope needed by communities such as Hartlepool. Labour lost its grip on Power

Jonathan Brash Could Face Standards Scrutiny After Political Donor Lands Office Manager Role Jonathan Brash Faces Questions Over Office Job For Political Donor Who Gave £3,000 To His Election Campaign.. 12th May 2026 Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash could be set to face questions from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after a formal complaint is said to have been submitted over the appointment of a political donor to a senior role inside his parliamentary office

Brash Breaks Ranks: Hartlepool MP Calls for Starmer to Quit Could Brash Be Ousted After Turning on Labour Leader Keir Starmer? 9th May 2026 Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash could now be facing one of the most difficult political decisions of his elected career, after publicly calling for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation... Labour failed to win a single seat in Hartlepool, seeing all its defending candidates defeated to Reform UK Th

Aaron Roy Hartlepool has reportedly been expelled from the Reform UK Party weeks after he defected from Labour Reform UK Sacks Hartlepool Defector Over St George’s Cross Comments... 1st May 2026 A Former Hartlepool Labour councillor who only recently defected to Reform UK has now reportedly been expelled from his new party following a row over comments reportedly made online about the St George’s Cross. Cllr Aaron Roy, who left Labour last month to join Nigel Farage’s Reform

Running for Cover: Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash's Starmer Warning Falls Flat, as Labour MPs Block Inquiry Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash Conveniently Dodges Keir Starmer Sleaze Showdown.. 28th April 2026 Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash yesterday conveniently avoided one the most politically explosive moments of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership so far, after Labour MPs were reportedly ordered to vote down an attempt to refer the Prime Minister to Parliament’s Privileges Commit

Labour MP's to be 'whipped' to prevent parliamentary Sleaze Inquiry into PM Keir Starmer. Hartlepool First or Party Second? Hartlepool MP Faces Mandelson Sleaze Vote Test.... 28th April 2026 Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash is said to be facing a major test of political loyalty, as Labour MPs are expected to be ordered to vote against a parliamentary inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer’s handling of the Peter Mandelson appointment scandal with warnings that those MP's who go aga

Another Councillor Quits as Labour’s Grip on Hartlepool Slips Away Five Seats Left: Labour’s Control of Hartlepool Borough Council Hanging by a Thread barely Two Weeks before the May Local Elections. 27th April 2026 Labour’s grip on Hartlepool Borough Council appears to be slipping once again, after a fresh resignation has reduced the political groups numbers down to just five seats in the council chamber—raising serious questions over its ability to remain in control beyond