Hazel Blears
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- The NorthernerWorking class? Want to be an MP? There's a scheme for thatFed up with the stream of identikit politicians rising to the top after spending their entire careers in the Westminster bubble, Hazel Blears MP set up paid internships to give ten political newcomers from "ordinary" backgrounds the chance to work in parliament. Dominic Smith hears from the latest intake
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- The NorthernerA plan to get the north noticed
The north and south of England are drifting ever more steadily apart, yet regional MPs squabble and local government is weak. Ed Jacobs, the Guardian Northerner's political commentator, calls for a united front to match those of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales