内容摘要：Nab Lane household waste recycling centre (HWRC) in Birstall shut on 10 November, as part of a plan by Kirklees Council to save nearly £200,000.

Nab Lane household waste recycling centre (HWRC) in Birstall shut on 10 November, as part of a plan by Kirklees Council to save nearly £200,000.

One Labour MP from Gwynne's constituency area told the BBC the comments were "extraordinary".He said: "I know Andrew quite well. I'm surprised he would say these things, that any Labour MP would say those things."

Gwynne was first elected as a Labour MP in 2005, representing the Denton and Reddish constituency. He was elected as MP for Gorton and Denton last year following a constituency boundary change.Health Secretary Wes Streeting appointed him to the junior ministerial role in the Department of Health and Social Care after Labour won government in July 2024.He is the third MP to leave the government since last summer's election, coming after the departures of Tulip Siddiq as Treasury minister in January and Louise Haigh as transport secretary last November.

Siddiq stepped down over allegations linked to her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh, while Haigh resigned after it emerged that she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence related to the reported theft of a work mobile phone.The leader of a troubled council has resigned after losing the backing of his cabinet in the wake of a row over serious failings in children's services.

Labour's Ged Cooney quit Tameside Council with "immediate effect" after four of his senior councillors stood down from their executive posts on Thursday.

In a letter, Cooney said it was "evident" that he no longer had the support to make the improvements in children's services which were required.He said a lack of industry and employment opportunities were the biggest factors behind young people moving away from rural communities.

He said he did not think Article 4 would mean more affordable homes."It won't make a difference, there’s nearly 80 unsold properties under £200,000 within a 10-mile radius of Abersoch at the moment on Rightmove.

"The frustration is that nobody has a right to buy where they were born – that's something we see all over the country."For example, if you were born in Mayfair, it doesn't mean you have a right to buy a home in Mayfair, and doesn't necessarily mean you should change policies and peoples' right and freedoms to sell on an open market."