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Jenrick accused of spreading doctored small boats recording of Labour MP

Bassetlaw MP Jo White has demanded an apology

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Labour must speed up plans to shut all asylum hotels, says party’s red wall chief

Labour MP for Bassetlaw Jo White says there is a ‘huge sense of unfairness’ felt among her constituents about asylum seekers being put up in hotels at the cost of the taxpayer

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

Tory MP accused of mocking woman thanking Samaritans for help at Glastonbury festival

This isn’t the first time the Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith has provoked controversy for his Twitter use

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Tory tells struggling families to ditch Heinz baked beans in latest out-of-touch advice

Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, who previously said firefighters using foodbanks should 'learn how to budget', became the latest politician to offer advice to families struggling with the spiralling cost of living

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023

Conservative local elections 'battering' sees Tory losses in Nottinghamshire

The party did make some smaller gains on councils such as Bassetlaw and Gedling

Nottingham Post · May 5, 2023

Full Bassetlaw District Council 2023 local election results

The last election saw Labour achieving a strong majority

Nottingham Post · May 5, 2023

Full list of Bassetlaw District Council 2023 election candidates

Bassetlaw is one of the eight local authorities across Nottinghamshire for which elections will take place on May 4.

Nottingham Post · Apr 17, 2023

How major shake-up of Nottinghamshire's political map could affect your area

Several areas will change and some constituencies will have a new name

Nottingham Post · Nov 9, 2022

Who Nottinghamshire MPs are backing to be the next Prime Minister

Many of the county's MPs have already chosen their preferred candidate

Nottingham Post · Oct 21, 2022

‘I have gone right off them’: can Truss keep the Tories’ fragile coalition together?

Cost of living crisis poses a threat to seats the Conservatives won from Labour in 2019

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022