“A deliberate act of levelling down”: Burnham slams Government as Tier 3 support talks fail
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has hit out at the Government after talks over a support package for entering Tier
Andy Burnham given midday deadline to break the region’s Tier 3 stalemate
Leaders across the region have been given until midday today to reach a decision on Tier 3 restrictions – or
Manchester Tier 3 lockdown talks continue as stalemate reigns
Talks between Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Westminster over Manchester’s entry into Tier 3 coronavirus lockdown continue after a weekend
Kids told it’s back to school but what do the teachers and parents think?
The government have said it is their plan that pupils in all year groups must return to school next month and Boris Johnson has made it clear that this is non-negotiable.
MM’s political sketchbook: The time to tax the rich is now
Contrary to his instincts, the political consensus in the USA, and most other developed western countries is that taxes on the rich should be raised, and methods of tax avoidance eliminated.
Coronavirus: Is there science or fiction behind the Government’s decisions?
Is there science behind the Government’s decisions when it comes to Covid-19
Lockdown restrictions return to Greater Manchester amidst fears of ‘second wave’
The new rules ban separate households from socialising at home, in private gardens and pubs and restaurants.
Former Olympic champion Chris Boardman hails new £2bn Government investment in cycling
Boardman called the news “the biggest step forward for active travel that I have seen in my lifetime”.
MM’s political sketchbook: Obfuscation, finger-pointing and utterly irrelevant book tips for last PMQs of season
Boris Johnson claimed that, since he had been in office, his departments had “been taking the strongest possible action against Russian wrongdoing.”
Coronavirus: How Japan have tackled Covid-19 far more effectively than the UK resulting in fewer deaths
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, MM assesses the contrasting responses from the UK and Japanese governments. MM compares the demographics of both countries, before explaining the strategies used to contain the spread of Covid-19, along with the key role health and discipline of the population played in the statistics of cases and deaths from coronavirus.
Government rejects Rashford’s plea to provide children in poverty with meals over summer
The Manchester United striker had written an emotional letter to MPs today asking them to reconsider the decision to prevent poor children receiving free school meals into the summer holidays.