Lib Dems suspend council candidate in Rochdale over George Galloway 'endorsement'
The Liberal Democrats have tonight suspended a council candidate in Rochdale after she was endorsed by the town's new MP George Galloway.
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Keir Starmer insists police are looking into Angela Rayner house sale row because 'Tories are prodding it left, right and centre'
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested police are looking into Angela Rayner's house sale purely because the Conservatives are 'prodding it left, right and centre'. The Labour Party leader has criticised his rivals for 'spending all of the local election campaign' talking about Ms Rayner.
All the candidates standing in Greater Manchester local elections 2024
Voters across Greater Manchester will go to the ballot box for the local elections 2024 on May 2.
We asked the people who want to be your Greater Manchester mayor four simple questions
Greater Manchester residents will head to the polls in a fortnight — to not only decide who should run their councils, but also to select a mayor.
What are Manchester's parties promising to deliver in the 2024 local elections?
In a fortnight, voters in Manchester will go to the polls. This year’s Manchester council elections will see 33 seats up for grabs - one in all 32 wards as planned, plus an extra race in East Didsbury after a Labour resignation. Labour currently controls the authority with 86 councillors out of 96 in total.
Brussels police shut down hard-right, nationalist gathering featuring Orbán, Farage and Braverman
Officers were acting upon an order issued by the mayor of the Saint-Josse Ten Noode region of the Belgian capital on public safety grounds.
Tories probe 'Islamophobic' tweets allegedly made by local election candidate
Anti-islamic tweets which appear to have been posted by a Conservative local election candidate in Trafford have been taken down along with her profile on X, formerly known as Twitter. The posts and retweets allegedly made by Natalie Shalom who is standing in the Hale ward have come to light ahead of the May 2 poll, in which 21 of the council’s seats are being contested.
Huge new business park in Stockport could create hundreds of jobs
Plans for a £4m business park in Stockport are tipped to be approved and provide a major boost to Greater Manchester's economy.