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14th October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley

‘We will not accept Tier 3’: Andy Burnham rejects government’s new lockdown restrictions

Andy 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...

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12th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon

Belarusians march in Manchester against election of president in ‘rigged’ vote

Belarusians 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...

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1st October 2020 | By Rory Gannon

‘This government doesn’t care about trans people’ says Manchester LGBTQ+ activist

There has been outrage among LGBTQ+ activists after a proposed change to the law to allow transgender people to self-identify was rejected by MPs. The changes,...

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21st September 2020 | By Rory Gannon

Manchester MPs criticise Boris Johnson for ‘breaking international law’ with post-Brexit bill

Politicans from across Manchester have joined former Prime Ministers in speaking out against Boris Johnson’s “Post-Brexit Bill”, which critics say breaks international law. Manchester MPs have expressed their disdain...

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26th September 2019 | By Niall Hay

Manchester prepares for Conservative Party conference

The posters are up and the work has begun on the Tory party conference in Manchester. There is a noticeable police presence outside the hall...

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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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16th January 2019 | By Mia Abeyawardene

Young people in Britain campaign for a second Brexit referendum

Last October, hundreds of thousands of people marched to parliament in London, campaigning for a second Brexit vote. Many argue that in 2016, when the...

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11th May 2018 | By Nadia Turki

Local elections provide another win for Labour in Fallowfield ward

At 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...

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27th April 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally

Manchester based artist Amy Mizrahi discusses the themes behind her work

Amy Mizrahi is a Manchester based artist with a background in both fine art and illustration, as well as social science. Within her work, she...

General Election 2017

8th June 2017 | By nq_admin

General Election – What we know so far

One of the most anticipated days of the year so far is underway, and the interminable wait of the count begins. Within minutes of the...

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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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17th May 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Jeremy Corbyn holds rally in Salford after launching election campaign in Manchester

Jeremy Corbyn launched his party's General Election campaign in Manchester last week.  Putting the interests of the many before the few, the theme of Labour's...

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12th May 2017 | By nq_admin

Have you registered to vote in the General Election?

When? With less than 4 weeks until the snap-General Election, Mancunians are being reminded to register to vote. The deadline to register to vote in...

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12th May 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester candidates for General Election announced

All the candidates for Manchester constituencies in the General Election have been confirmed by the City Council. Labour currently hold 4 out of the 5...

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5th May 2017 | By R.Shand

What to look out for in the Greater Manchester Mayoral elections

At a time when some members of the public have had enough of elections, the Mayoral election in Manchester offers greater opportunities to examine themes...

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5th May 2017 | By nq_admin

Andy Burnham becomes Greater Manchester’s first mayor

Andy Burnham has become the first ever directly elected mayor of Greater Manchester. Winning with 63% of the vote (359,392 votes), Burnham has claimed victory in...

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5th May 2017 | By nq_admin

LIVE: Greater Manchester’s Mayoral election results

The votes are in and are being counted. All that is left to do is wait for the announcement of Greater Manchester's first ever Mayor. Voter...

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25th April 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Andy Burnham Mayoral interview

Andy Burnham has taken an unusual approach to building his election manifesto. The Labour Party candidate for the Greater Manchester Mayoral elections has been asking...

Council wards

12th April 2017 | By nq_admin

Boundary changes to election wards welcomed by Manchester City Council

The number of Councillors sitting on Manchester City Council will remain the same after the independent Local Government Boundary Commission published its final recommendations on new...

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30th March 2017 | By nq_admin

What the Greater Manchester mayoral election means for you

The Greater Manchester mayoral elections are upon us. Today electors from Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and...