Bury South MP Ivan Lewis denies sexually harassing 19 year old student
Bury South and Labour's former foreign office minister, Ivan Lewis, has denied claims he made non-consensual sexual advances towards women.
The claim was made on...
Tories sabotage McMahon’s bill to lower voting age
Oldham MP Jim McMahon’s Private members bill to give the vote to 16 and 17 year olds has been defeated in the House of...
Former Lord Mayor is deselected as council candidate in Burnage
Manchester’s first openly gay Mayor Carl Austin- Behan will no longer be a councillor from next May after being deselected by the Labour Party...
Oldham’s MP Jim McMahon to present bill to lower the voting age to 16
Oldham MP Jim McMahon will introduce a private member’s bill (PMB) to lower the voting age to 16 on Friday to Parliament.
The bill which...
New food bank to open in Eccles
Salford Foodbank is to open a new food distribution centre in Eccles to help more local people who are struggling to put food on...
Seven regional and City Wide Mayors call for major devolution for City Regions
The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is one of Britain’s seven regional and city-wide Mayors who will today meet for the first time and...
Rayner-“This is yet another shambles from a Conservative Government that doesn’t have a clue.”
Tameside MP and Shadow Education Secretary Angela Raynor has responded to the news that a letter from Government whip Chris Heaton-Harris MP to universities asking...
GMP Chief responds as report finds police are failing to tackle modern slavery
Police forces are failing to recognise crimes of modern slavery crimes and protect victims adequately.
That is the findings in a report published today by...
Abrahams forces Government into defending roll out of Universal Credit
The House of Commons will debate Universal Credit tagain after Oldham and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams complained to the speaker about the Government's failure to...
Manchester Council accused over social cleansing of the homeless
Manchester Council have been accused of social cleansing after a Freedom of Information revealed they were spending £10,000 on one-way tickets to 'get rid'...