A divided Britain-New report says regional divides among worst in developed world
Blackpool, Manchester and Hull have mortality rates higher than parts of Turkey, Slovakia and Romania according to a report out this morning that shows...
Burnham-I’ll vote to leave in any new referendum
The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has said that he will vote to leave the EU in any second Brexit referendum
Burnham was interviewed...
Councils in the North West spending £1.4bn a year less on key services than...
Councils in the North West are spending £1.4bn a year less on key local services than in 2010, according to a new TUC analysis...
Uproar as Home Secretary says Government is not responsible for poverty in the region
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has denied that the government is responsible for poverty in the region.
In what could be a “Let them eat...
England becomes more centralised as local government sees cut of £9.5 billion
The leading think-tank for the North of England has today called for the next cohort of MPs to form a ‘Devolution Parliament’ and for...
Labour vote slumping in the North West poll finds
A YouGov Poll shows that support for the two main parties is falling and that Labour is struggling in its Northern heartlands.
Both Labour and...
Northern business and elected leaders have joined forces to publish the first ever Manifesto...
Northern business and elected leaders have published their Manifesto for the North which sets out a bold new vision for the North of England...
Report calls for a revolution in social security with £45b needing to be spent...
A revolution in social security is needed after the general election including a 1-year emergency plan and a 10-year blueprint for reform, according to...
Labour pledges green revolution which will see all homes becoming carbon neutral
Labour will announce today its “Warm Homes for All” – the largest scale upgrade of UK housing since post-war reconstruction.
The party is pledging to...
Farage-I won’t stand in the election
The Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage told the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme this morning that he will not be standing in the general election.
He...