Politics | West Country

Jacob Rees-Mogg says he does not want to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.

The Labour Leader told ITV News Cornwall needs a government 'focused on investment'.

Jeremy Corbyn writes a note to post on the Wonderwall at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Credit: PA

The leader of the Labour Party has made his first visit to Cornwall since the General Election.

Jeremy Corbyn started his day at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske, Truro.

He spent his time meeting staff, parents and babies at the site's new neonatal unit, before going on to attend a rally.

North Somerset MP Liam Fox has said the Cabinet has not agreed to a deal to allow free movement of labour for three years after Brexit.

Dr Fox is International Trade Secretary and President of the Board of Trade. Credit: PA

Police are investigating a death threat sent to the MP for North Somerset, Liam Fox.

The threat was in an email sent to Dr Fox, who is also the International Trade Secretary and a prominent Brexiteer.

His team aren't commenting on who specifically was mentioned in the email.

It's the latest in a string of threats sent to politicians.

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Nurses and Healthcare Assistants in the West Country have joined calls for the government to scrap the 1% pay cap on public sector salaries

A woman and campaigner from Barnstaple has described how her life was shattered by the scandal of contaminated blood supplies.

The Shadow Foreign Secretary has likened Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris to the former BNP leader Nick Griffin during PMQs.

A Conservative MP suspended over the use of racist language has received the backing of the president of her local constituency party.

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