‘Injust and inhumane’: Oldham MP says slow disability payments force most vulnerable to ‘give up’
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams is calling for an end to the ‘injustice of delayed payments to disabled and terminally ill people’.
‘I don’t just talk a good game’: Tom Watson in plea to Manc Labour voters for leadership
As the fight for Labour’s deputy leadership rages on, West Midlands contender Tom Watson has thrown his name into the hat with an appeal to Manchester voters.
Metropolitan elite: Not just Burnham but 83% Manc men in special suit-wearing club
Favourite to be the next Labour leader and champion of the working class Andy Burnham has been labelled part of the ‘metropiltan elite’ in the national media.
Andy Burnham: ‘Labour stands up for the underdog, the weak against powerful’
Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has come out all guns blazing in his Mirror column, claiming that the Conservative Party have ‘got away with murder’ during their time in power.
‘It’s a bit early’: Rochdale MP Danczuk pulls out of race for Labour deputy leader
One of Manchester’s most outspoken backbench MPs, Simon Danczuk, has ruled out standing for the role of Labour’s deputy leader.
Labour’s future ‘catastrophic’ if Miliband’s legacy watered down, warns Oldham MP
A Greater Manchester Labour MP has said it will be ‘catastrophic’ if the future leadership ignore Ed Miliband’s suffering at the hands of the right-wing press or water down what the party stands for.
Salford stays red: Labour rejoice as Tories fail to make any gains in local elections
Labour held their heads high as they kept all 17 seats with ease after quite a predictable afternoon following a disappointing national result.
At last, some good news for Labour! Manchester council count provides perfect tonic for national failure
Split across two venues votes were counted for 22 out of 32 electoral wards at the Velodrome, granting a welcomed success for Labour.
Stockport’s re-elected Labour MP Ann Coffey says SNP are ‘nasty strain of nationalism’
Long-term Labour MP Ann Coffey has described the Scottish National Party as a ‘nasty strain of nationalism’ after securing her re-election in Stockport last night.
Danczuk launches stinging attack on Labour leadership despite keeping Rochdale seat
The Tories are projected to win an outright House of Commons majority – or close to one, at least – with Labour losing a slew of key battleground constituencies.
Three and easy for Labour at Manchester Velodrome despite ‘disappointing night’
Labour’s night appeared to be over before it had begun after BBC’s exit poll – but at least they had something to shout about at the Manchester Velodrome.