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Pipe bands and banners parade through Durham during the Durham Miners' Gala
DURHAM miners insisted today they would rather “be found dead in a ditch” than invite Boris Johnson to the Durham Miners’ Gala, despite Tory MPs “trolling” about attending the event.
The announcement came after several new Tory MPs in former coalfield areas have shown an interest in attending the Gala in July this year.
These include Dehenna Davison, who was elected the first Tory MP for Bishop Auckland in the constituency’s 101 year existence.
The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents
The Gala’s core message of working-class solidarity offers renewed hope and provides the antidote to the anti-worker policies of Reform UK, argues IAN LAVERY MP
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025