National politics

Whalley Range Labour - Badenoch vs Braverman - The Battle For The Tory Leadership

Badenoch vs Braverman! The battle for the tory party leadership. oh dear…

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A very public row has broken out between Tory leadership rivals Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman. During a private CONservative Party Shadow Cabinet showdown over their General Election bludgeoning, Badenoch criticised the manner in which Rishi Sunak called the shock General Election without telling his Cabinet beforehand, and accused Braverman of having ‘A very public […]

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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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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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Whalley Range Labour - Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

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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Whalley Range Labour - Sir Keir Starmer Cast His Vote in The 2024 UK General Election

General Election day 2024!

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Thursday 12th December 2019 marked Labour’s worst election performance for 80 years. Now, it seems like a distant nightmare which we’ll hopefully correct today. However, with high office comes huge responsibility, and the UK will be looking to us to begin the process of reversing 14 years of Tory austerity, Brexit, sleaze, economic carnage and

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Whalley Range Labour - Labour's Ashley Dalton Win the West Lancashire Parliamentary By-Election

Three wins in a row for Labour in the North West!

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Labour’s Ashley Dalton won the West Lancashire parliamentary by-election yesterday, the third victory in our region following recent elections in Stretford and Urmston and City of Chester constituencies. There was a 10.5% swing from Conservative to Labour compared to the 2019 general election, and it was the worst vote share for the Conservatives since the

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Whalley Range Labour - COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area

Council update: COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area

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Local residents have been in touch with Whalley Range Labour councillors Aftab Razaq, Angeliki Stogia and Muqaddasah Bano, after the Government announced that the whole of Greater Manchester (including Whalley Range) is to be designated as an Enhanced Response Area (ERA). This has happened because COVID-19 cases are increasing locally, probably due to the Delta

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Have your say on a possible Council Tax increase

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Manchester City Council’s net revenue budget – the budget used to deliver services – is just over £666m. More than half of this budget is spent on Health and Social Care, and Children’s Services. The council is facing an incredibly difficult budget position in 2021/22. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant increased costs

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