‘Stop the madness’: North West MEP pleads for Gaza ceasefire as EU remains ‘silent’ while scores die
Recent developments in the middle-east have seen a rising death toll and worsening tensions between Israel and Palestinian Gaza.
North West European elections 2014 round-up: Victory for Labour as BNP and Lib Dems wiped off map
UKIP have three North West MEPs, while the Conservatives hold two seats after gaining only 20.1% of the North West vote.
Good riddance Griffin… but rise of Right in Europe means no time to celebrate, says Manchester council leader
UKIP made British history on Sunday night as they became the first party that wasn’t Labour or the Conservatives to top a national pole since 1910 – a success achieved without even having any MPs.
#WhyImVotingUKIP: Twitter trolls barrage Farage with tweets mocking UKIP hashtag campaign
With elections round the corner, UKIP candidates took to Twitter to explain why they have the edge over other parties – but the #WhyImVotingUkip was quickly pounced on by opposition supporters
‘Optimistic’ Manchester bucks trend of ‘economically inactive’ North West with job figures, says report
A total of 1,117,000 people were economically inactive between October and December 2013 according to the Office for National Statistics