General Election 2024

Claudia Webbe (L), Liz Kendall (C) and Jonathan Ashworth (R)

MPs' personal details exposed online

The email addresses of Leicester's MPs have been leaked to dark web marketplaces where people illegally buy and sell data.

Rhys Everquill Jun 20, 2024

Polling station sign pointing to the left surrounding by brick and bushes

Reports

More than 33,000 registered voters in Leicester and Leicestershire without voter ID

Tens of thousands will be denied the right to vote in the general election.

Tess Rushin, Local Democracy Reporter Jun 18, 2024

Liz Kendall at the People's March for the NHS in 2014.

Reports

Liz Kendall refuses to join Leicester West hustings

Liz Kendall, the Labour candidate in Leicester West for the upcoming general election, will not appear at The Gazette hustings event after numerous attempts to contact her or her team.

Rhys Everquill Jun 11, 2024

The candidates standing in the Leicester West election.

Events

Join us for our Leicester West general election hustings

You’re invited to hear from Leicester West's general election candidates!

Rhys Everquill Jun 7, 2024

Vaz speaking at an event in 2014. There is a Unison banner in the background and a microphone in the foreground.

Reports

Former MP Keith Vaz to stand in Leicester East

Former Leicester East MP Keith Vaz is running for his old seat in the general election. Vaz today announced his candidacy for the seat, challenging his successor Claudia Webbe.

Hannah Richardson, Local Democracy Reporter Jun 7, 2024

The Newsroom

'No News is Bad News': Help us cover the general election

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Rhys Everquill Jun 3, 2024