Banks who invest in weapons used by Israel are ‘morally bankrupt’, claim protesters
Pro-Palestine groups demonstrated in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday to protest against Barclays bank and its investments in companies that supply weapons to Israel.
Government ‘complicit in war crimes’ for selling Israel arms, say pro-Palestine group
The British Government is ‘complicit in war crimes’ for selling £7million-worth of military equipment to Israel just months before attacks on Gaza, claims a Manchester pro-Palestine group.
Freudian Slip? Manchester rejects claims disabled ‘don’t deserve’ minimum wage
Lord Freud, the government’s welfare reform minister, told a meeting at the Conservative Party conference last month that disabled people are ‘not worth’ the full minimum wage of £6.50, and could be made to work for as little as £2 an hour
Green Party back Palestinian independence and end to ‘blowing up kids’ homes’
Manchester’s MPs must vote to recognise the State of Palestine as an independent nation, according to the Manchester Green Party.
Bury MP David Nuttall dismisses UKIP defection rumours as bookies tip move – but warns ‘never say never’
Betting company Ladbrokes believe more Conservative party members could defect and have set odds of 10/1 for Bury North MP David Nuttall to be the next to jump ship to UKIP.
Terror suspect passport seizures are ‘grave prospect for modern Britain’, claims Oldham MP
Oldham MP Michael Meacher has condemned David Cameron’s anti-jihadist measures and has accused the Government of undermining core British principles.
More than playing her part: Corrie’s Hayley Cropper takes 100,000-strong pancreatic cancer petition to Parliament
Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh will be appearing before Parliament seeking for more funding and awareness of pancreatic cancer – after an e-petition requesting a debate into the disease received over 100,000 signatures.
Gaza crisis ‘bigger than Jews vs Muslims’: Anti-Semitism at King St protest condemned by North West MEP
North West MEP Afzal Khan has condemned all anti-Semitic behaviour after volatile pro-Palestine demonstrations outside a Jewish-run store in Manchester.
Doctors WILL be legally free to issue ‘right to die’ drugs – but not to aid death, claims Manchester Uni professor
A Manchester University professor believes that doctors will one day legally be able to issue drugs to give terminally ill patients the ‘right to die’ – but won’t be allowed to administer them.
Spell it out! Ensure your family KNOWS you’re an organ donor for National Transplant Week, plead NHS
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are hoping to encourage more people than ever before to sign the Organ Donor Register in time for National Transplant Week.
Manchester tool firm demand government apology after ‘wrongly named and shamed’ over minimum wage failure
HSS Hire Service Group in Manchester has contacted business minister Jenny Willott after it was identified in a government press release as failing to have paid £149 to 15 workers.