New Parliamentary Group launches to support the Northern Powerhouse

A powerful group of MPs, civic leaders, Peers and business leaders have joined together to allow the North of England to speak with one...

Former Bury Labour leader suspended by party over child protection allegations

Ex-Bury Council leader Mike Connolly has been suspended by the Labour Party. Connolly, who quit as leader last year, has been accused of not following child...

Gary Neville under fire for comparing U.K. workers with migrant workers in Qatar during...

Gary Neville has caused controversy with comments comparing striking UK workers with migrant labourers in Qatar during  ITV’s coverage of the World Cup final...

Council underfire as it continues to invest money in the National Speedway Stadium

Manchester Council is being criticised after it was revealed that it will sink a further £85,000 of public money into the failing Belle Vue racing tracks which...

Owen Paterson resigns as MP as Johnson U turns over sleaze allegations

The MP at the centre of sleaze allegations has resigned just hours after Boris Johnson  performed a U turn after the backlash over the decision...

“Council for the North” to be set up

Yesterday's transport summit in Leeds has agreed that a representative body of political, business and other leaders should be set up to speak with...

“I have done more in the last four years than the previous 16 in...

Andy Burnham told the electorate that his job as Greater Manchester Mayor brought out the real me as he launched his re election bid...

Burnham sets up commission to build stronger, safer communities

An ex-member of the far-right group Combat 18 who has turned his back on hate, the chair of the review into the 2011 riots,...

Leigh’s Tory MP James Grundy says he will vote against lockdown measures

The Tory MP for Leigh James Grundy has said that he will vote against the Government's lockdown propsals in the House of Commons tomorrow. Writing...

“I want every person, no matter their background, to progress in the workplace and...

The Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has promised to help Brits with the “daunting” task of changing jobs as she lays out a...