Stockport Council tax up by 5 per cent from April
Stockport Councillors have agreed that the budget for the financial year 2018/19 will require a 4.99% increase in the Tax which goes to the...
‘Childcare debt’ set to soar as Universal Credit hits families with £1,000 bills upfront
The switch to Universal Credit - the Government’s flagship welfare reform programme - is hitting parents with upfront childcare bills that have reached £1,000,...
Chancellor’s £28bn spending boost has eased but not ended austerity
The Chancellor has used a cumulative £68bn borrowing windfall to significantly ease,but not end,austerity for the UK’s public services and deliver a welcome boost...
May’s deal fails again
Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal has been defeated in the Commons this afternoon by a margin of fifty eight votes.
Despite previous opponents such as...
Manchester writer accuses Labour Party of damaging historic ties with the Jewish community
Manchester born author and Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson is one of four Jewish writers who have described anti-semitism in the Labour Party as...
‘New’ Brexit deal “designed to fail Northerners”
Senior Liberal Democrats across the North West have warned that Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal is "deliberately designed to fail Northerners".
The deal further risks...
Labour launches a manifesto for every region of England
Observing that Britain is one of the most geographically unequal countries in Europe, Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, will say that these plans show that...
Rebecca Long Bailey pledges to ban 24/7 work culture
Salford MP and Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey says she would empower trade unions to negotiate ‘an end to the 24/7 work culture’ and...
More pressure on Johnson to sack his senior aide
Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls for top aide Dominic Cummings to resign, after he was accused of breaking the rules by travelling out...
Labour to force Commons vote demanding a ‘fair one nation deal’ for communities facing...
The Labour Party has said it will tomorrow force a vote in the House of Commons demanding a "fair deal" for communities which face...