Labour

4th May

All parties look to make gains in Bury council election as greater Manchester goes to the polls

Earlier this year, Christian Wakeford, the newly-elected then Tory MP for Bury South, defected to the Labour party amid the Partygate scandal,...

Councillor Becky Chambers, Labour, Withington, Manchester, council meeting

9th Feb

| By Daisy Bradbury

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Councillors move to improve private renting conditions in Withington after heated debate

A move to improve private renting standards was passed unanimously at a Manchester city council meeting, despite heated disagreement among Withington...

5th May

| By George Crafer

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What does the local election race in Withington mean for its residents?

Withington is going to be one of the most hotly contested wards in the upcoming election. The ward stretches from Fallowfield Sainsburys to Fog Lane...

30th Apr

| By George Crafer

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What are the wards to look out for in this week's local election?

The local elections are just around the corner. On 6 May a third of the city region’s councillors are facing re-election. If you live in the...

25th Oct

| By Georgina Randall

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Socialist Alternative at the People’s Assembly protest against ‘deliberate harm to workers in north’

Political activists from the Socialist Alternative turned out to the People’s Assembly protest at weekend to add their voice to...

22nd Jul

| By Katy Rushton

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Cheadle MP votes against motion to provide weekly testing for NHS staff

More than 300 Conservative MPs voted against a motion which would have meant weekly testing for NHS and care staff during the Covid-19 pandemic...

27th May

| By Ruaidhrí McCourt

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The Brexit Party and Labour top the poll in the Northwest in a night seeing smaller parties make significant gains

Just weeks after the results of the local council elections, the British public took to the polls one more time to elect MEP’s to the European Union...