Labour
7th March 2023 | By Thomas Markham
Labour councillor wins successful bid to get people exercising in Oldham with park gymLabour councillor successfully bids for a £25,500 outside gym for Royton
3rd February 2023 | By Callum Scott
Labour voters cautious ahead of disastrous Sunak pollsAs the leadership of Rishi Sunak reaches past the 100-day mark, polls are emerging day after day that would suggest Labour are in its strongest...
1st February 2023 | By Callum Scott
Labour score open goals as controversy over Brianna Ghey comments rebounds on Sunak – PMQs unpackedOn a day where over 500,000 workers up and down the UK hit the picket lines, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Leader Keir Starmer...
9th November 2022 | By Callum Scott
Sunak squirms over Williamson resignation – PMQs UnpackedRishi Sunak has faced the first resignation from his government, which is only weeks old. Sir Gavin Williamson has been forced out of the Cabinet...
4th May 2022 | By Louis Smith-Howes
All parties look to make gains in Bury council election as greater Manchester goes to the pollsEarlier 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...
9th February 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury
Councillors move to improve private renting conditions in Withington after heated debatePlans will tackle poor-quality rental practices and rogue landlords within Withington and surrounding areas
5th May 2021 | By George Crafer
What does the local election race in Withington mean for its residents?Withington is going to be one of the most hotly contested wards in the upcoming election. The ward stretches from Fallowfield Sainsburys to Fog Lane...
30th April 2021 | By George Crafer
What are the wards to look out for in this week’s local election?The local elections are just around the corner. On 6 May a third of the city region’s councillors are facing re-election. If you live in...
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...
22nd July 2020 | By Katy Rushton
Cheadle MP votes against motion to provide weekly testing for NHS staffMore 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...
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 gainsJust 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...
17th May 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester Metropolitan University hosts EU debate ahead of next week’s EU parliamentary electionManchester 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...
15th January 2019 | By [email protected]
1975: The first referendumThe first national referendum about the UK’s relationship with Europe took place 41 years ago and began the process towards ‘ever-closer-union’ between the UK and...
29th November 2018 | By R.McCourt
Labour of Love, Manchester city councillor proposes to girlfriend and fellow party member following maiden speech in chamberLord Mayor June Hitchen of Manchester had asked councillors to remain in the chamber yesterday for one final piece of business before allowing the recently elected...
17th October 2018 | By [email protected]
Youth Quake sends tremors across the political landscapeMore people aged 18-24 voted in 2016’s Brexit referendum and 2017’s general-election than have done in the last 25 years following an unexpected turnout by millennials. 85%...
11th May 2018 | By Nadia Turki
Local elections provide another win for Labour in Fallowfield wardAt the city council elections last week, many incumbent councillors in Manchester were fighting to be re-elected. All 92 seats in the city’s 32 wards were...
4th May 2018 | By dave porter
Man Met student wins council seat for Labour in electionMan Met student and now Tameside councillor Sam Gosling was so busy campaigning on election day he calculates that he clocked up 34,000 steps during...
24th April 2018 | By Kieran Hepworth
All Manchester council seats up for grabs on Thursday following boundary changesThe local elections for Manchester City Council will take place on Thursday 3rd May with all 96 seats in 32 wards being fought following boundary...
23rd April 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
Final year Man Met student standing for election as Labour councillor in StalybridgeStalybridge North Labour candidate Sam Gosling Just three years ago Man Met student Sam Gosling would not leave the house because of panic attacks and anxiety. Next...
22nd May 2017 | By nq_admin
Students reminded to register to vote as 1 Million new voters register ahead of June General ElectionWe 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...