Stockport Council’s Leader has slammed Labour’s lack of action in promoting women to top jobs in Greater Manchester, calling for an all-women mayoral shortlist.

A Bolton MP has hit out at the government’s ‘broken promises’ to improve the train service and add more carriages on the journey to and from Manchester.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £50million investment will be split between building all-weather pitches and coaching on the recommendation of the Football Association at the opening of Manchester City’s state-of-the-art facility.

George Osborne has announced that £3million will be invested in an exhibition space at the Museum of Science and Industry ‘to inspire generations of scientists and engineers’.

The Government’s Autumn Statement, which revealed a further £30billion of public spending cuts, is underfire from a number of Manchester MPs

Manchester could be set to benefit from a Trans-Pennine tunnel linking the city to Sheffield, as part of a £800million road scheme in the North West.

A Green Party representative has called Manchester’s devolution deal a surprise to most Mancunians.

Chancellor George Osborne has recently announced that Greater Manchester is to have an elected mayor, two years after the city had voted against having one.

Mancunians are benefitting from Employment Allowance which allows businesses to claim discounts of up to £2,000 on National Insurance, according to government figures.

A leading Ukip politician has slammed plans announced earlier this week to give extra powers to Greater Manchester.

As Manchester gets used to the idea of being earmarked as the centre of a ‘Northern Powerhouse’, Chancellor George Osborne has been busy outlining his vision for a metropolitan reform.