MPs fiddling expenses? They should be ‘taken out and SHOT’, says Oldham Lib Dem councillor
Cllr Howard Sykes for Shaw Ward made his shocking comments as votes were counted at Queen Elizabeth Hall on West Street.
UKIP surge must be ‘wake-up call’ for main parties, says Bolton’s ousted Tory councillor
Ex-Tory councillor Andy Morgan, who had served the Hulton ward for 12 years, lost his seat to UKIP candidate Diane Parkinson after a tense night of vote-counting at the Bolton Arena.
Fringe benefits: Salford UKIP and Valour candidates blast Labour’s ‘let downs’ and vow to deliver accountability
Distrust, disappointment and a lack of accountability are the reasons behind Salford’s low turnout according to candidates
Salford Conservative candidate claims ‘he knew they’d blame’ Tories for UKIP protest vote
Claremont Conservative candidate Bob Goodall has insisted that the UKIP election push will not cause Labour’s grip on the ward to slip – and that his party are not to blame for the protest vote.
From pub to polls: Youngest council leader in UK Sean Anstee is ‘drinking’ of ways to engage youths in Trafford politics
Trafford Council Leader Sean Anstee has urged young voters to join him for a pint as he battles for the Bucklow-St-Martins seat.
Don’t say cheese: Manchester voters could face £5,000 fine if they snap selfies in polling stations
Manchester voters have been warned against polling booth selfies – with fines of up to £5,000 or six months’ imprisonment for an election day snap.
#WhyImVotingUKIP: Twitter trolls barrage Farage with tweets mocking UKIP hashtag campaign
With elections round the corner, UKIP candidates took to Twitter to explain why they have the edge over other parties – but the #WhyImVotingUkip was quickly pounced on by opposition supporters
Eur a ‘lying mother******’: Super-sized Salford political vandalism gives UKIP’s Nigel Farage billboard bashing
A controversial UK Independence Party (UKIP) poster has been vandalised in Salford by branding party leader Nigel Farage a ‘lying motherfucker’.
Dita MAN Teese: Boylesque star Tom Harlow lifts lid on burlesque’s male counterpart
Meet Tom Harlow, one of the country’s premier UK boylesque artistes. The lesser-known style of boylesque is the male version of burlesque which include male striptease, comedy, singing, dancing and even clowning and miming on the stage.
Censored: BNP slammed for using tragic soldier Lee Rigby as part of controversial campaign cartoon
The British National Party (BNP) have been slammed and banned for using murdered soldier Lee Rigby in their latest controversial campaign broadcast ahead of the this month’s European elections.
Manchester’s Ukrainian chief promises homeland ‘you’re not alone’ as deadly clashes claim more lives
Manchester AUGB chairman Bohdan Rutkowskyj tells MM about the Manchester reaction to the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine.