‘More unpopular than ISIS’: Manchester attacks resigned Tory minister Duncan Smith
Political figures in Manchester have slammed Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation from his cabinet role as Work and Pensions Secretary.
‘Wonderful’: Bolton nursery jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in just four months
A Bolton preschool has turned itself around in record time, jumping from an Ofsted rating of ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ in just four months.
‘A rubbish company’: CQC expose ‘strong evidence’ of bullying by Manchester carers
A Manchester care provider has been slammed as ‘poorly organised and no good’ amidst allegations of bullying.
‘Devastating and damning’: Oldham MP blames Tory disability cuts for 590 suicides
An Oldham MP has launched a stinging attack on the government after a study estimated that 590 disabled people have committed suicide since the introduction of more stringent assessment processes by the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
‘Faith is my anchor, it kept me from drowning’: Manchester shares stories for World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day and, with one in four adults suffering from some form of mental illness, now is the time to start talking about it.
Family the ‘bedrock’ of welfare reform, says Duncan Smith at Tory Conference
Family is the ‘bedrock’ of any good society and the government’s welfare reforms, said Iain Duncan Smith at the Manchester Conservative Party Conference today.
Oldham Labour MP renews call for robust review of ‘draconian’ benefits sanctions
Oldham’s Labour MP Debbie Abrahams has renewed her calls for a full review of Iain Duncan Smith’s ‘draconian’ social security sanctions.
Unemployed workers’ centre launches in Withington to end ‘suffering at hands of Tories’
Withington’s unemployed workers ‘suffering at the hands of the government’ can look forward to a ‘radical’ new community service to turn to for help and support as a new centre launches today.
‘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’.
Tameside revenue officer ‘cheated’ public out of £50,000 to fund social life
The 34-year old who was in debt due to her love of socialising illegally pocketed double the child tax credits and working tax credits she was entitled to when she moved in with a partner who was in full-time employment.
Manchester ‘cat crisis’ as bedroom tax forces owners to abandon pets
Bedroom tax is not just hitting Manchester residents hard, but their pets too, as the benefits squeeze makes people feel they have no choice but to abandon their four-legged friends