Prime Minister faces more pressure over 'heinous' benefit two-child benefit cap
The Prime Minister is facing increasing pressure over what critics have called a 'sexist' and 'heinous' cap to child benefits.
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We asked every Greater Manchester MP about Labour's most controversial move so far
Labour is under pressure to scrap a controversial policy which has been blamed for causing children to live in poverty.
Tories insist they've delivered 'huge investment' to Greater Manchester
The Conservatives say they've delivered 'huge investment' in Greater Manchester. The party has responded to a special report by the Manchester Evening News which looks at how the lives of Mancunians have changed over the 14 years the Tories have been in power.
After 14 years of Tory rule, is Manchester any Greater?
Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United were within touching distance of becoming the football champions of England for the nineteenth time when voters went to the polls 14 years ago in a general election that changed the course of British history.
Labour's plans for DWP universal credit, Work Capability Assessment and tackling 'moral scar on our society'
Ahead of the general election, Labour set out several policies that affect the benefits system.
Greater Manchester 'Ring and Ride' strike over 'poverty wages' has been 'suspended'
A week-long strike of bus drivers, set to hit affect thousands of Greater Manchester’s elderly and disabled residents, has been called off.
'I'm doing two jobs and I still find it hard - can George Galloway really change things?'
Rochdale is at the bottom of a miserable league. That's according to the man running to be the town's MP again.
Expensive away games: Poverty, profit, performance hobble demand for local league
With return tickets for players and officials to venues of 15 away matches costing over N2 billion in a season, the prohibitive cost of air travel has forced football clubs in the country to stick to gruelling and hazardous road trips, which compromises not only players’ health but also their performance on the pitch, and attendant quality of the game. Unfortunately, huge government financing has watered down agitation for an abridged cum regional league format, just as team managers are also making a fortune keeping their players on the road for days – at the expense of football development, CHRISTIAN OKPARA reports.