Margaret Beckett4 Jul 2024Theresa May and 'bionic' MP awarded peeragesNew honours and peerages are announced just minutes before polls closed in the general election. 4 Jul 2024Politics22 Nov 2023Wayne Rooney denied Freedom of Derby honourCouncillors vote against plans to honour the former Derby County manager.22 Nov 2023Derby7 Feb 2023Train manufacturer opens training academyThe site at Alstom was officially opened by Derby South MP, Dame Margaret Beckett. 7 Feb 202331 Aug 2022Councillors vying to replace Dame Margaret BeckettThe Labour MP for Derby South has announced she is standing down at the next general election.31 Aug 2022Derby26 Mar 2022First female foreign secretary to retire as MPLabour leader Sir Keir Starmer hailed the 79-year-old Derby South MP as a "trailblazer".26 Mar 2022Derby18 Jan 2022Government urges pragmatism to save Derby CountyA stalemate over a possible takeover of the cash-strapped club is threatening its future.18 Jan 2022Derby14 Dec 2021Dame Margaret Beckett's husband diesLeo Beckett had been at his wife's side throughout her political career.14 Dec 2021Derby20 Mar 2021The forgotten referendum of 2011Why the referendum everyone's forgotten shaped the last decade of our lives.20 Mar 2021UK Politics12 Mar 2021Labour's Beckett sorry for 'silly cow' remarkThe veteran MP says she did not realise her mic was on but had apologised to colleague Laura Pidcock.12 Mar 2021UK Politics