Thousands of ‘sent away’ children in danger says Stockport MP Ann Coffey

Stockport MP Ann Coffey, the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults, will use a Commons debate today...

Two million self-employed adults earn less than the minimum wage

New analysis published by the TUC today  shows that half (49%) of self-employed adults aged 25 and over are earning less than minimum wage,...

Tony Lloyd joined more than 60 activists to support the hand in of a...

Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd joined more than 60 activists including 24 school children at Westminster to support the hand in of a peace petition...

Conservatives in Manchester are being forced to meet in secret says Didsbury chairman

“There’s a semi-secret political group in Manchester whose meetings can not be made public for fear of reprisal. You are unlikely to find a...

Revoking Brexit would be a gross betrayal of our democracy says Leigh MP

The Labour MP for Leigh Jo Platt writing in the Sunday Telegraph has described moves to revoke Article 50 as a gross betrayal of...

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...

Poll puts Rebecca Long Bailey ahead in Labour leadership race

An exclusive poll has put Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long Bailey in front in the race to be the next leader of the...

Extra coronavirus funding for English councils is based on an outdated formula that...

The government is providing £1.6 billion to English councils to help them deal with additional spending pressures arising as a result of the coronavirus...

Health Secretary confirms investigation into leaking of Greater Manchester Covid plans

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he has started a "leak inquiry" into inaccurate information reported about which tier Greater Manchester would be...

Labour calls on Rishi Sunak to deliver flexible furlough for working parents as evidence...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds has today stepped up her calls on counterpart Rishi Sunak to amend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to give...