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Interview: ‘A devastating and seismic result for Labour’ says Manchester success story Lucy Powell

Labour have faced a catastrophic result across the country, as even seats once considered safe have fallen one after the other to a bulldozing Conservative campaign – with the exception of Manchester Central veteran Lucy Powell.

General Election 2019: Meet the Manchester Central candidates

Labour’s Lucy Powell won the Manchester Central seat in 2017 with a huge 63.2% majority. Powell earned 77.4% of the votes, over 30,000 more than closest competitors the Conservative party.

Manchester MP Lucy Powell backs changes to apprenticeships to help young people thrive

Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell presented awards at the Manchester centre and spoke about the need for certain changes to apprenticeships and further education in general.

INTERVIEW: Campaign group say they can ‘100%’ stop Brexit ahead of Pro-EU rally during Tory Party Conference

Pro-EU activists will be marching in the streets of Manchester this Sunday with the aim of ‘100%’ reversing Brexit.

Doing their bit: Manchester club hosts charity night to raise money for refugees

Popular Manchester nightclub and music venue The Deaf Institute will play host to a charity night organized by People Over Borders this Sunday.

Osborne’s ‘living wage’ move will leave Labour floundering, claims Trafford Tory chief

Councillor Sean Anstee has heralded the move for reducing low paid workers’ reliance on tax credits while Labour MP for Manchester Central Lucy Powell dismissed the chancellor’s move as a ‘sleight of hand’ that would leave Manchester workers out of pocket.

Manchester MPs pay tribute to ‘instinctively liked’ ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy

MPs and councillors across Greater Manchester have taken to social media to pay tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, who has died at the age of 55.

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.

Put a rang on it! Manchester candidates go red ahead of tomorrow’s General Election

A new tumblr has got the whole world seeing red, re-imaging all your favourite celebrities with ginger hair, eyebrows and even freckles so here at MM we decided to give some of Manchester’s parliamentary candidates our own (incredibly amateur) makeover.

‘F*ck the immigrants’: Manchester Ukip candidate slammed for ‘supporting’ offensive tweet

A Manchester Ukip candidate has been branded a ‘bloody idiot’ by his own party after sharing a controversial post on Twitter.

Tories deliberately made it harder for ethnic minorities to vote, says Manchester cllr

Manchester Labour Councillor Kevin Peel accuses the Government of ‘deliberately making it harder for young people, students, transient renter and ethnic minorities to vote’.

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