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19th October 2023 | By Thomas Why

‘We are trans and we are human’ chant Manchester trans rights protest in the face of adversity

Crowds of protesters filled the square outside of Manchester Central Convention Complex on Sunday in support of the trans community.  The protest was in response...

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24th October 2022 | By Callum Scott

Sunak has support of over half of Tory MPs as deadline approaches

Today is a pivotal day in the history of the Conservative Party, with former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on the brink of becoming the next Prime...

20th October 2022 | By Callum Scott

Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister after just six weeks

An absolutely astonishing turn of events at Westminster this afternoon as Liz Truss resigns from office after just six weeks in office, making her the...

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4th May 2022 | By Louis Smith-Howes

All parties look to make gains in Bury council election as greater Manchester goes to the polls

Earlier this year, Christian Wakeford, the newly-elected then Tory MP for Bury South, defected to the Labour party amid the Partygate scandal, causing a large state...

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7th October 2021 | By Hattie Payne

Peaceful protesters gather in St Peter’s Square to oppose Tory party conference in Manchester

A group of protesters came together in St Peter’s Square on Tuesday evening to take a stance against the Tory Party Conference. I was at the peaceful...

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25th October 2020 | By Georgina Randall

Socialist Alternative at the People’s Assembly protest against ‘deliberate harm to workers in north’

Political activists from the Socialist Alternative turned out to the People’s Assembly protest at weekend to add their voice to demands for an increase in the government budget for Manchester...

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22nd July 2020 | By Katy Rushton

Cheadle MP votes against motion to provide weekly testing for NHS staff

More than 300 Conservative MPs voted against a motion which would have meant weekly testing for NHS and care staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. The motion...

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27th May 2019 | By R.McCourt

The Brexit Party and Labour top the poll in the Northwest in a night seeing smaller parties make significant gains

Just weeks after the results of the local council elections, the British public took to the polls one more time to elect MEP’s to the...

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17th May 2019 | By [email protected]

Manchester Metropolitan University hosts EU debate ahead of next week’s EU parliamentary election

Manchester Metropolitan University hosted an EU debate ahead of next week’s EU parliamentary election. The debate, hosted by Manchester for Europe, was attended by representatives from...

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17th January 2019 | By Sian McGuinness

Brexit Jargon Buster: Cutting through the confusing language

Brexit is a confusing time. So much has happened since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016. There are new stories surrounding...

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15th January 2019 | By Sian McGuinness

Brexit Timeline: Key events in the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union

Brexit: It’s the word that has been on everybody’s lips for the past few years. In fact, the political buzzword used to describe the UK’s impending...

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22nd May 2017 | By nq_admin

Students reminded to register to vote as 1 Million new voters register ahead of June General Election

We are less than a month away from another general election on June 8th thanks to Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement of a snap election...

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26th April 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Sean Anstee Mayoral interview

In the second Mayoral interview of the week, we catch up with the Conservative nominee for the Greater Manchester Mayoral elections.  The Conservative leader of...

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11th October 2016 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Fracking protestors oppose British Government’s decision to overturn Lancashire’s ban on fracking

Last week, Theresa May's Conservative Government decided to go against the decision laid out by Lancashire County Council to ban fracking in their borough. To...