A Northern Jewish Labour Councillor speaks about anti-Semitism in his party. A towering figure with a large beard, Oskar Avery

Labour is in dire need of new fresh leadership after Jeremy Corbyn led the party to their worst result since 1935 back in December. The new leader will be confirmed on Saturday as either Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy or Rebecca Long-Bailey, but can any of them really become the next Clement Attlee?

Shadow cabinet ministers said pro-Leave Northern voters were “bigoted and racist”, Labour Party Chairman Ian Lavery claimed in Wigan on Saturday.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says he’s “happier” seeing the Tory swinging exit poll than a hung parliament.

In an election campaign that has seen one Conservative member climb onto bins and jump over a fence to escape humiliation at a climate change hustings in East Sussex, MM took a look back at some other unforgettable moments from politicians as the nation heads to the polls today…

Ever since its creation in 1983, Heywood and Middleton has had 36 years of uninterrupted Labour rule. In an interview with MM, we discussed all sorts of issues with the Conservative candidate Chris Clarkson on topics ranging from representation, Brexit, the police, unemployment and the future of the NHS.

With a once in a generation snap election just around the corner, it’s time for UK residents to visit their polling stations and vote for their local MP.

The last time Labour failed to win the Manchester Gorton constituency was in the 1931 general election, when Conservative Eric Bailey received 55.1% of the vote.

CNN’s study into antisemitism in Europe last November revealed that a fifth of British people think that more than 20% of the world is Jewish, and a quarter of Europeans think that Jewish people have too much influence in business and finance.

It’s election time once again, but instead of wannabe councillors knocking at your doors and littering you hallways with election leaflets, it’s the turn of those who want your vote to send them to the EU parliament (or not, as we are about to find out).

Meet DS – a Jewish taxi firm putting their customers’ safety first following another annual rise in anti-Semitic hate incidents in Manchester.