Election Live-May says she will form government

  Theresa May faces a backlash  after her decision to hold a snap election has backfired The Prime Minister has announced her intention to go to...

Labour selects candidate for Bolton East at next general election

Labour has selected Kirith Entwistle, as its Parliamentary Candidate for the next General Election. Following a hustings and vote of local Labour Party members on...

Don’t ditch the £28b Green Investment plans Burnham tells Starmer

The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham urged Labour not to ditch its £28 million green investment plans amid routine attacks from the Tories. “I...

Two ministers resign and will step down as MP’s at next election

In another blow to Rishi Sunak, two ministers have resigned from his Government this afternoon Robert Halfon has unexpectedly resigned as skills, apprenticeships and higher...

New food bank to open in Eccles

Salford Foodbank is to open a new food distribution centre in Eccles to help more local people who are struggling to put food on...

UK Government’s Rwanda Bill will particularly impact LGBTQI+ asylum seekers, says Manchester study

The UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has made an already precarious situation for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers even worse, a new...

New powers proposed to fight terrorism in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack

Plans for the security services enabling them to step in and disrupt terrorist plots earlier after blunders left terrorists free to commit atrocities in...

U turn on Universal Credit could be Chancellor’s Rabbit out of the hat says...

Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has suggested an about-turn on Universal Credit could be Rishi Sunak's "rabbit out of the hat" in today's...

Two Greater Manchester MP’s join Corbyn’s front bench

Two Greater Manchester MP's have been appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's shadow front bench. Afzal Khan, the newly elected MP for Manchester Gorton joins the Home...

Poll puts Tories 17 points ahead of Labour

The Ipsos MORI for the Evening Standard puts the Tories on 41 per cent and Labour on 24 per cent, increasing the Conservative lead by...