South Manchester MP John Leech is joining the rebellion to get the government ‘beer-tie’ scheme scrapped in a bid to get local pub landlords off the breadline

Steven Woolfe, the migration and financial affairs spokesman for Nigel Farage’s party, said that current leaders were scared of change in the region and needed to rethink their relationship with Manchester.

TechNorth, which falls under the Lib Dem’s Northern Futures initiative, aims to ‘co-ordinate the existing digital technology expertise of Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Newcastle to create an internationally renowned virtual agency’

Manchester is one of the worst areas to battle schizophrenia revealed a leading doctor studying the condition, who insists that mental health is facing significant ‘social problems’.

Withington MP John Leech has backed a proposed ‘digital bill of rights’ that would protect people’s privacy online and give them more control over their data.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has thrown his support behind a call for more local powers to be given to English cities, including Manchester.

There could be tough times ahead for Wigan ward, Ince, according to re-elected Labour candidate James Moodie, who stormed to a fourth consecutive victory.

Liberal Democrat candidate for Castleton, Anthony Smith, believes Brit’s should leave the country if UKIP start taking seats in Parliament.