On Tuesday afternoon, the 16th November, a convoy of military vehicles were spotted heading towards the capital city, Harare.

Barriers have been erected in the area around Manchester Central convention centre, where the conference will begin on Sunday.

Speaking exclusively to MM, the veteran politician and former-Business Secretary blamed the timing of the general election for the Liberal Democrat’s lukewarm result.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has openly backed Crossrail 2, along with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Engels lived right here in Manchester for several decades, the city where his radical philosophies were truly born.

The cladding on 181 of high rise buildings have failed such assessments so far – and 20 of these cases have been found to be in Manchester.

While Jeremy Corbyn’s party could not win enough seats to win a majority, gains across the country – coupled with the Conservatives losing their majority in the House of Commons – meant there was reason to celebrate after a testing 18 months.

MM will be keeping you up-to-date with everything happening across Greater Manchester and the whole country throughout the night.

As well as helping to mastermind what turned out to be a great night for Labour as campaign chief, closer to home Gwynne won his own seat with a massive 14.077 vote majority an increase of 3,566 on his 2015 general election result.

Stockport, Hazel Grove and Cheadle all held steady, as around the nation results were sending shockwaves across the country.

With a strong turnout in Stretford and Urmston and in Sale and Altrincham West, Labour’s Kate Green and the Conservatives’ Graham Brady both won strong victories in their respective constituencies.