Rishi Sunak

16th April 2024 | By Makenna Ali

PM Rishi Sunak faces backlash amidst plan to create a ‘smokefree generation’

Rishi Sunak’s bill to ban smoking of tobacco and vapes long term faces backlash and opposition from Manchester's young people

19th October 2023 | By Makenna Ali

Manchester Literature Festival fights back against the government’s attacks on humanities

The humanities need strengthening in the face of assaults from the Tory Government according to the director of the Manchester Poetry library.

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...

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaks a press conference at Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak axed plans for HS2 to run from Birmingham to Manchester during his speech at the Conservative party conference.

5th October 2023 | By Ignacio Mcgregor

The verdict on HS2: ‘I think that it’s outrageous that Rishi Sunak is cancelling it while being in Manchester’

Manchester residents slam the Tories for the decision to scrap the extension of the HS2 line to the city