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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.
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Prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date the country will go to the polls.
The Conservative candidate won by just 860 votes, but it was enough to see off Labour challenger Rory Palmer.
Two new faces join the Leicester mayoral team after Councillor Adam Clarke quit.
Exclusive: Labour peer Willy Bach, former Police and Crime Commissioner, examines the record of his successor ahead of the elections this Thursday, 2 May.
Plus: the Taxidermy gallery closes, local asylum seekers receive measles vaccines, and Ukrainian students get to stay in Leicester.
As Tory and Labour candidates vie for the mantle of ‘law and order’, has crime gotten better or worse in the last few years?
Plus: SEND transport protest, Tory councillor suspended, and a new education centre opens in the city.
Plus: Council ‘cyber incident’ update, major repairs to major roads, and interviews with bar staff across Leicester.
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