Police up security ahead of Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
Barriers have been erected in the area around Manchester Central convention centre, where the conference will begin on Sunday.
General Election 2017: MM’s Live Blog
MM will be keeping you up-to-date with everything happening across Greater Manchester and the whole country throughout the night.
General Election 2017: MM’s Essential Guide
A special e-edition of MM’s Essential Guide to the 2017 General Election
General Election 2017: Labour Rochdale split hands opportunity to opposition
Rochdale has been no stranger to political controversy, and the upcoming election sees the town balanced on a knife-edge.
General Election 2017: Forget Brexit, Leigh wants a Lexit!
The departure of former MP Andy Burnham has energised political debate in Leigh and many residents see this election as the most important and contentious in recent history.
General Election 2017: Theresa May knows taking Bolton North East would help give her majority
If the Conservatives can win seats like this one, Theresa May will secure the majority she desires in Parliament prior to negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.
INTERVIEW: Lib Dem leader Tim Farron blasts Theresa May over social care ‘Dementia Tax’ debacle
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has fiercely criticised the Prime Minister’s social care policy whilst speaking to carers and NHS workers at Barlow Medical Centre in Didsbury this morning.
Election 2016 – Bolton roundup: Labour survive UKIP scare, ‘change’ imminent say challengers
Labour shook off a strong challenge from UKIP to retain slightly diminished control of Bolton council in the local elections.
Election 2016: Worsley Tory predicts postal votes to pip polling stations in future
Worsley Conservative councillor Karen Garrido is predicting that more and more people will choose to vote via post, rather than at the polling station on election night, in the future.
‘They’re Thatcher’s policies’: Manchester MP slams Corbyn’s ‘big mistake’ for backing pro-EU campaign
A prominent Manchester Labour MP has criticised Jeremy Corbyn after he pledged his support to Britain remaining in the European Union.
‘We are now an undeveloping nation’: NHS is ‘melting like an icecap’ warns retired Man Uni professor of medicine
A prominent philosopher and retired clinical neuroscientist has spoken in defence of a publicly-owned NHS, stating that we are becoming an ‘undeveloping country’ under our current Conservative Government.