Recap: Protests, blimps and very little else at lacklustre Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
A conference that came and went in the blink of an eye and ended with a predictable Boris rhetorical onslaught has now already been forgotten.
Let the People decide, says ex-Tory chair Baroness Warsi if May’s Brexit proposal fails
A former chair of the Conservative Party has backed calls for a People’s Vote if Theresa May’s Brexit deal does not succeed.
Outnumbered, outchanted, outplayed: Anti-fascist protesters rally to make mockery of EDL march
While the EDL rally in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday had only 30 attendees, the anti-fascist counter protest organised in response had an estimated 100.
Governments to blame for refugee deaths and suffering, says a North West MEP
A North West MEP has ‘deplored’ the UK government’s inaction to take a ‘compassionate’ European approach to the ongoing refugee crisis, after EU government ministers agree on a disputed relocation plan.
Full STEAM ahead: EU vote for gender equality in schools will see more women in politics, says North West MEP
The EU vote to introduce gender equality measures to ‘all levels’ of the education system will ‘amplify the representation of women’ in our social and political spheres for future generations, according to a North West MEP.
EU workers’ rights ‘crucial’ to stop Manchester becoming ‘wage slaves’, says MEP
A North West MEP has welcomed news that the UK will not push for an opt-out on EU employment protections, but calls for continued vigilance to protect workers’ rights.
Europe’s ‘duty’ is to follow Manchester’s success in religious harmony – EU chief
Manchester has shown that integration is ‘possible’ and that other European countries should follow the city’s ‘successful’ model, according to the president of the Socialist and Democratic group in the EU, after his visit to the North West.
To eradicate FGM we must tell the victims’ stories, says North West MEP
Julie Ward MEP, a member of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee, believes that more ‘compassionate’ forms of politics are needed to achieve ‘zero tolerance’ towards FGM.
‘Back off’ Ofsted! ‘Climate of fear’ forces out finest teachers, says NUT chief
John Morgan, secretary for the Manchester Union of Teachers (NUT), believes that teachers are being forced out of the profession through ‘intolerable pressure’ by Ofsted.
Brit kids’ school curriculum ‘from Victorian era’, claims North West MEP
Julie Ward MEP, whose sister is a teacher, believes that ‘knee-jerk’ government interventions in offering incentives for STEM recruits has prompted further crisis in the education system.