Councillors have called on the BBC to ensure that Radio Lancashire is properly funded so that it can retain its role as “a source of trusted local news, information and entertainment”.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to confirm plans to abolish the House of Lords in the next manifesto.
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