Manchester mayor hopeful Andy Burnham has been blasted for comments he made about the city’s music scene, ahead of a debate about the past and future of culture here.

A Manchester academic described the political circumstances which led to seven out of ten Greater Manchester boroughs voting to leave the European Union as a ‘perfect storm’.

An Afghan asylum seeker has said that she feels like ‘nothing’ after being forced to flee from her homeland, whilst speaking at a rally for Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham in Manchester.

The biggest union branch in Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester constituency is urging all trade unionists and Labour Party members to vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership race.

Favourite to be the next Labour leader and champion of the working class Andy Burnham has been labelled part of the ‘metropiltan elite’ in the national media.

So far Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh, is leading the nominations nationwide with 24, narrowly ahead of Liz Kendall, on 20, Yvette Cooper, on 17 and Mary Creagh on five.

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has come out all guns blazing in his Mirror column, claiming that the Conservative Party have ‘got away with murder’ during their time in power.

Andy Burnham has secured his seat in Leigh, with a majority of 53.65% an increase over the 48% he gained in 2010.

He secured his fourth term as MP for Leigh with 53.65% of the vote – up from the 48% he received in 2010.

Exit polls by the BBC and YouGov put Conservatives ahead of Labour by 77 and 21 seats respectively, but Mr Burnham remains optimistic.

A new tumblr has got the whole world seeing red, re-imaging all your favourite celebrities with ginger hair, eyebrows and even freckles so here at MM we decided to give some of Manchester’s parliamentary candidates our own (incredibly amateur) makeover.