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Labour’s New Budget: What it means for Whalley Range residents

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Labour’s new budget, delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, outlines significant support for Manchester and Whalley Range residents, addressing the cost of living crisis, upgrading local infrastructure, and strengthening education and healthcare services. This budget is the first from Labour in nearly fifteen years, signalling a renewed focus on investment, job creation, […]

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Active Streets Event Brings Community Together

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On the 8th of August, Councillor Angeliki Stogia and Councillor Muqaddasah Bano visited an Active Street event on Cromwell Avenue in Whalley Range. The initiative was organised by Whalley Range Youth Opportunities, MCR Active, and Mosscare St Vincents Housing. The event was bustling with activities and sports, free bike repairs and energy-saving advice from the

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Labour suspends SEVEN MP’s for voting against the Government on the two child benefit Cap!

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Labour have withdrawn the whip from SEVEN MP’s, after they voted against the Government in an SNP motion to have the two child benefit cap scrapped. The cost of reversing the 2015 Tory policy brought in by former Chancellor George Osbourne, is estimated to be £3.7bn per year. The cap has been blamed for record

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the highlights from Labour’s king’s speech 2024

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A new era, and a new kind of politics was heralded with Sir Keir Starmer’s first King’s Speech. Starmer looked every bit the Prime Minister as he gave the Government’s response to the speech given by King Charles. It was an address which finally offered hope to the UK, thus putting an end to the

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Prime MInister Sir Keir Starmer meets US President Joe Biden at NATO

Keir Starmer on the world stage at NATO – Joe Biden

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer looked perfectly at home on the world stage meeting President Joe Biden at the NATO summit, as world leaders stood for photo opportunities with the alliance’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. On the agenda is NATO defence spending, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing war in Palestine. It’s certainly been

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Whalley Range Labour’s First post general election Ward meeting

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The Whalley Range Labour Party will hold its first Ward meeting since the period of purdah, at 19.30 on Monday 15 July 2024 at Whalley Range Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club, Kingsbrook Rd, Manchester M16 8NR. Purdah is the pre-election period in the United Kingdom between the announcement of an election and the formation of

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Dyson Boss James dyson announces 1000 job losses in the uK!

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Dyson have made the shock announcement of 1000 job losses in the UK, which amounts to a quarter of their workforce. Chief executive Hanno Kirner said: “We have grown quickly and, like all companies, we review our global structures from time to time to ensure we are prepared for the future. As such, we are

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The Labour Government – Six Days in

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Prime Minister (this will take some getting used to) Sir Keir Starmer has followed up on his promise to hit the ground running. His cabinet was sworn in last Friday, and they got down to work without delay. What a relief it is to see the adults finally back in charge of No 10, after

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the 2024 Election dust has setted – initial Assessment

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Albeit Labour recorded a resounding victory, when we extrapolate the data, there are worrying trends which we need to deal with urgently & head on. We received a lower voter share than any governing party, which is mostly down to a low turnout, tactical voting, but also as a result of Labour’s stance on the situation

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Whalley Range Labour - Labour WINS The 2024 General Election in a Landslide Victory

It’s official! Labour wins Election 2024 by a landslide!

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It’s official folks! Sir Keir Starmer’s revitalised Labour Party has won the 2024 General Election by a historic landslide! Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat and is on his way to London to see the King. Further pluses, are the Minister for the 18th Century Jacob Ree Smogg, has suffered the nights major ‘Portillo moment’, losing

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