Election 2016 – Tameside roundup: Red sea as Labour mop the floor with opposition
Labour were ousted from just one seat in an otherwise expected red wash at Tameside local election overnight.
Election 2016 – Bolton roundup: Labour survive UKIP scare, ‘change’ imminent say challengers
Labour shook off a strong challenge from UKIP to retain slightly diminished control of Bolton council in the local elections.
Election 2016: Deputy Salford City Mayor welcomes ‘good news’ for Labour after anti-semitism row
Labour’s Winton councillor David Lancaster expects the local elections to return a status quo across Salford.
‘They’re Thatcher’s policies’: Manchester MP slams Corbyn’s ‘big mistake’ for backing pro-EU campaign
A prominent Manchester Labour MP has criticised Jeremy Corbyn after he pledged his support to Britain remaining in the European Union.
Green Party accuse Lib Dems of ‘betraying’ own members over Salford election pull-out
The Salford Green Party have accused the Liberal Democrats of betraying their members after the former opposition to Labour pulled all candidates from competing for the city’s 21 seats.
‘Democracy needs scrutiny’: Meet the ‘Green Party broom’ leader Bennett is sending to sweep out ‘dusty’ City Hall
The Green Party’s key Manchester candidate Ben Godfrey has said that electing Green councillors would help Manchester City Council find the ‘creative’ responses that it needs to austerity problems.
‘I am a bit of a radical’: Salford mayoral candidate looking to ‘break up’ Labour stranglehold on local politics
A Pendlebury politician has vowed to slice the Salford mayoral wage in half as he steps up his campaign.
‘Our voices must be heard’: Young Labour councillors from across Manchester want say in EU Referendum debate
A group of young Labour councillors from across Greater Manchester are determined to make their voices heard in the EU referendum debate.
MP urges City and United to pay all match day staff the Living Wage in time for this month’s Manchester derby
Manchester City and Manchester United are being challenged to pay all of their match day staff the Living Wage before the Manchester derby this month.
‘It’s your fault!’: MP Danczuk fires back at Rochdale Lib Dem leader over rail costs
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has fired back at Lib Dem Leader Andy Kelly after the councillor labelled him a ‘hypocrite of the highest order’.
‘Untrustworthy’ PM admits pay equality DOWN under Tories in Commons blunder – MP Abrahams not impressed
David Cameron made an embarrassing slip up on Prime Minister’s Question Time, proudly stating that pay inequality has gone up under the Tories when grilled by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams.