Police boss Lloyd puts name in hat for Greater Manchester mayoral role
Greater Manchester’s Police & Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has put his name in the hat to become the region’s Interim Mayor as part of the devolution of powers to the city.
Devo Manc: ‘Overwhelming’ support for referendum as city ‘clueless’ on devolution
The belief that most Mancunians are completely oblivious to the city’s devolution Agreement has been backed up from a further survey by the Greater Manchester Referendum Campaign.
Cheadle MP urges Cameron to ‘pay tribute to St Ann’s Hospice with greater funding’
Hospices like St Ann’s are in need of funding from the £6billion NHS budget devolved to the city, a Manchester MP has told Prime Minister David Cameron.
Manchester £6bn NHS budget: Osborne’s power shift labelled ‘arse about face’
Chancellor George Osborne announces groundbreaking plans at Manchester Town Hall to make the region the first to get full control of its £6billion health and social care budget.
Health campaigners hail plans for £6bn NHS budget control for Manchester
Campaigners have welcomed plans for control of the £6billion NHS budget in Greater Manchester to be handed over to city council and health leaders.
Devo what? Referendum needed as ‘most Mancs don’t know what devolution is’
The majority of Greater Manchester residents are completely unaware about the city’s devolution agreement and that a referendum must be enforced, according to a local trade union leader.
Cable’s £10m biotech funding injection is ‘another step for Manchester devolution’
Business Secretary Vince Cable announced yesterday at the University Of Manchester Government plans to invest £10.3million into their Institute of Biotechnology.
The British Amsterdam? Devo-Manc ‘should be used to legalise drugs’
A pro-cannabis campaigner is renewing calls for the decriminalisation of the Class B drug in the wake of Manchester’s devolution deal with Westminster.
Manchester councillor’s pride at being ‘working class, single mum’ on stage with Miliband
A Manchester councillor revealed her pride at being a working class, single mum representing her community, as she stood on stage alongside the potential Prime Minister Ed Miliband at his defiant speech in Salford yesterday
Devolution ‘must happen to ensure Manchester is run by the people, for the people’
Campaign for the North are lobbying for maximum powers of devolution for the North so that Manchester can be run ‘by the people and for the people’.
Devolution agenda not ‘radical enough’, says leader of Manchester City Council
The Leader of Manchester City Council is calling for more drastic efforts in transferring power to the country’s major urban centres.