Tier 3 war with Westminster continues for Greater Manchester
Anger is still growing within Greater Manchester over claims that moving to Tier 3 without sufficient financial help from Government
‘I wasn’t furloughed, I was told I wasn’t needed’: Lay-offs worst in construction, while hospitality quickest to cull
Nearly two thirds of construction companies laid staff off in the first two weeks of the UK-wide lockdown – the highest of any industry.
Coronavirus: Home Secretary announces Visa extensions
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that foreign nationals trapped in the UK by the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to extend their visas to May 31.
MM’s things to do at home… two easy baking recipes that kids will love
With the schools shut and population on lockdown, parents and kids are trying to find a way to keep entertained without scrolling through their phone or watching the TV.
Rishi Sunak declares a ‘new era’ for the UK – Everything you need to know about the Spring Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government Spring Budget today, announcing over £600b of spending and pledging to give the NHS “what it needs” as COVID-19 spreads across the UK.
Analysis: What does Brexit mean for Manchester?
The Brexit negotiations have been in the news a lot lately.
Osborne to make Northern Powerhouse Partnership his new ‘major political focus’
George Osborne is seeking to revive his political career by keeping the Northern Powerhouse dream alive.
‘What message are we sending?’: Manchester youth service urges caution over drug decriminalisation calls
Leading Greater Manchester youth service Early Break is urging caution over new calls to decriminalise drug use in the UK.
‘This is not North Korea’: Tim Farron says Manchester Lib Dems must provide ‘serious’ alternative to Labour Party
Tim Farron has said that ‘it stinks’ that Manchester is ruled by the Labour Party, and likened the ‘one-party state’ to North Korea.
‘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.
‘Some things are worth the money’: Student bursary cuts ‘disgusting attack’ on NHS, say Manchester protesters
Manchester activists branded the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursaries ‘the most disgusting attack’ on students ever at yesterday’s protest.