Whose the Chicken? Karney dons poultry mask to call for election
Manchester Council Chamber was treated to the sight of senior councillor Pat Karney wearing a chicken mask to demand Rishi Sunak to call an...
Labour take Blackpool South with massive 26 per cent swing
Labour have won the by election in Blackpool South
Chris Webb, become the Lancashire seat’s new MP as the Tory vote collapsed by 32%.
The Conservatives...
Burnham appoints his Tory rival to Greater Manchester’s Lead for Skills, Employment, and Apprenticeships
The Leader of Trafford Council, who stood as Tory candidate in the recent Mayoral elections, will oversee plans to secure higher quality apprenticeships with...
Labour Council leaders write to Theresa May over house building policy
64 Council leaders have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister urging her to think again about her disappointing proposal on house building...
No council tax increase for Manchester
Early this week the Government announced its intention to raise the referendum threshold for Council Tax increases, giving councils the ability to increase their...
Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd is appointed Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary
MP for Rochdale Tony Lloyd, a former police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester has been appointed as Shadow Nothern Ireland Secretary by Jeremy...
Jobs for JAMs – poorest third of households account for over half of all...
People in the poorest third of households have accounted for over half of the increase in employment since the start of the financial crisis,...
Greater Manchester MP’s reject May’s Brexit Deal
Greater Manchester Tory MP’s Sir Graham Brady, William Wragg and Chris Green were among the 432 MP’s who rejected Theresa May’s...
Tatton MP Esther McVey announces Tory leadership bid
The former Work and Pensions Secretary said that she now had enough support from Tory colleagues to launch her campaign.
Speaking to Talk Radio,McVey said:...
Johnson’s warning to MP’s not to block a no deal
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused MPs trying to block a No Deal Brexit of only increasing the chances of the UK leaving...