politics
24th April 2024 | By Matthew Barber
Tent protest for Gaza ceasefire in ManchesterA protest has started in Manchester with people camping out to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The week-long protest began on the 23rd of March.
15th February 2023 | By Callum Scott
Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as Scottish First MinisterNicola Sturgeon has announced she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland after eight years. In a shock announcement, the SNP leader told a...
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...
24th October 2022 | By Callum Scott
Sunak has support of over half of Tory MPs as deadline approachesToday 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 weeksAn absolutely astonishing turn of events at Westminster this afternoon as Liz Truss resigns from office after just six weeks in office, making her the...
19th October 2022 | By Callum Scott
Truss hangs on as Government falls around herIt has been yet another day of chaos for the Government, with the Truss premiership looking more and more imperilled by the minute. For the...
23rd February 2022 | By Joseph O'Shea
Manchester City star Oleksandr Zinchenko among Ukrainian sporting icons vowing Ukraine ‘will not give up’ as Russia invadesManchester City star Oleksandr Zinchenko took to social media to voice support for his home nation of Ukraine following a Russian invasion. Zinchenko, who captained his country at...
23rd February 2022 | By Marina Argirova
SOS NHS demonstration in St Peter’s Square to demand £20m emergency fundingMore than 40 organisations associated with the NHS will gather in St Peter’s Square this Saturday to protest against the Health and Care Bill 2021. ...
16th February 2022 | By Marina Argirova
Huge turnout for energy cap bill protest in Manchester city centreManchester’s People Assembly organised a national protest against the increase in the national living cost. The People’s Assembly had organised for the protest to take...
9th February 2022 | By Marina Argirova
Make Votes Matter demonstration against plans to make ID compulsory in polling stationPolitical activists gathered in St Peter’s Square to defend democratic rights they say are under threat from government plans in the Elections Bill. Protesters came...
4th October 2021 | By Olivia Weeks
Stop the War coalition panel held in Manchester to discuss 20 years of the ‘war on terror’The People’s Assembly gathered in Manchester at the weekend during what has been dubbed a ‘Festival of Resistance’ to coincide with the Tory party conference. And...
5th May 2021 | By Niamh O'Connell
A guide to voting today in Manchester’s mayoral election with full list of candidatesWhat is the role of the mayor and why is it important? The mayor of Greater Manchester is a major figure in the political life of...
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...
4th November 2020 | By Paolo Granelli
Stockport greens plant seeds of universal basic income as solution to woes of pandemicStockport Green Party is backing calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to be brought in by the government as part of the response to covid-19. ...
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...
16th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon
Manchester musicians hit out at Chancellor’s ‘insulting’ retraining commentsManchester musicians have hit out at the government for suggesting people left unemployed by the Covid-19 pandemic should retrain to find work. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
14th October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
‘We will not accept Tier 3’: Andy Burnham rejects government’s new lockdown restrictionsAndy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, outlinined his fierce opposition to the government’s new three-tier system of lockdown restrictions today. At a virtual press conference...
12th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon
Belarusians march in Manchester against election of president in ‘rigged’ voteBelarusians from across the north west of England assembled in Manchester on Sunday to protest against their controversially-elected president. Demonstrators have been gathering in St Anne’s Square...