UKIP can be new Labour, says Nigel Farage as he targets Jim Dobbin’s Middleton seat in by-election
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage visited Manchester yesterday to officially open the party’s by-election shop in Heywood.
Focus on ‘forgotten’ England: Politics will ‘never be same again’ despite Scotland’s no vote, says UKIP’s Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage insists the yesterday’s independence referendum has changed the face of British politics – even though the Scots opted to stay in the UK.
By-election battle: Fight for late MP Jim Dobbin’s Heywood and Middleton seat begins before he is buried
Labour and Ukip are the main contenders in the fight for post of Heywood and Middleton MP following death of Jim Dobbin
Manchester lesbian held captive in Congo by own MUM until she is ‘cured of her sexuality’
Christina Fonthes, a freelance interpreter and translator, reported yesterday that her mother had stolen her passport and travel documents amid claims that she was being held until she was ‘cured of her sexuality’
Train ticket price hike: Soaring rail fares ‘milk Manchester commuters for all they’re worth’
Politicians, rail unions and watchdogs have hit back at plans to increase ticket prices by 3.6% on average from next year – signalling a 25% rise during the current Parliament.
Train franchise bids: Hyde MP demands cheaper rail fares as competing companies are revealed
Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds wants affordable train fares for his passengers as TransPennine Express and Northern Rail train services are up for refranchising.
Manchester streets or ‘Nazi Germany’? Gaza protests rife with anti-Semitism, claims Sir Richard Leese
The leader of Manchester City Council’s statement came at the opening of a meeting at Manchester Town Hall this morning, in response to a pro-Palestine protest outside Karem Cosmetics
‘I can do anything now’: Incurable bladder disease can’t stop Leigh teen’s coast to coast challenge
A Leigh teenager who suffers from an incurable bladder disease has exceeded fundraising expectations after running 140 miles in seven days.
‘Anti-Semitism’ on King St? Pro-Palestine protests outside Jewish-run shop branded ‘deplorable’ by MP
Labour MP Lucy Powell has criticised protests outside a Jewish run King Street shop amidst fears of clashes between picketers on both sides of the Palestine Israel conflict.
Rate of take-up on Manchester city centre offices doubles as economy reaches pre-recession point
Manchester accounted for 38% of all city centre regional office take-up, claims the Big Nine report from commercial agents GVA, in a clear sign that industries are beginning to prosper once again after years of difficult conditions
Bedroom tax proves Tory taste for ‘unnecessary cruelty’, claims Oldham MP Michael Meacher
Bedroom tax is a ‘cruel, punitive and discriminatory’ policy, claims Oldham MP Michael Meacher in an explosive post on his blog.