Manchester Council are taking advantage of affordable housing requirements in a way that is...

Liberal Democrat Leader Vince Cable was in Manchester earlier today and About Manchester took the opportunity to talk with him. Against the backdrop of the...

Rochdale council to comment on child abuse report but not until May at...

Rochdale Council has announced its timetable to responding to the findings of the Independent Inquiry into sex abuse in the borough but it won’t...

Hidden unemployment could be adding up to 2 million extra people onto the dole...

Hidden unemployment' in the North is reaching "breaking point" after yet another report revealed the gap with the South is worsening. A report from Centre...

Johnson found to have deliberately misled Commons and in contempt of Parliament

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over whether COVID lockdown rules were broken in 10 Downing Street The report out this morning from...

Kim Darrock resigns as US ambassador

Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as Britain’s ambassador to Washington, following the controversy over leaked comments at the weekend implying criticism of President Trump...

Houchen wins Tees Valley for the Tories but a big swing to Labour

Conservative Ben Houchen has been re-elected as Tees Valley Mayor, but with a reduced majority over Labour The victory is a much needed win for...

20 Labour Lancashire Councillors stand down from the party over bullying claims

Twenty Labour councillors have resigned from Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire citing claims of "bullying" by the national party over a fallout with the...

Revealed: a plan for the North to take control of its own economy

A leading think-tank has today called on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to demonstrate his commitment to “Power up the North” by backing...

Extra funding not enough to replace years of government cuts says Rochdale leader

Additional money promised to councils for adults' and children's social care services will not be enough to make-up for years of government cuts, the...

Sir Graham Brady accuses the Government of a dangerous assault on liberty as more...

Altrincham MP and chair of the 1922 Tory Backbenchers Committee Sir Graham Brady is accusing the Government of a dangerous assault on liberty this...