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Grace Fletcher-Hackwood‘s column will be back tomorrow. Somehow we think the Tory conference in her back yard might feature…

Grace Fletcher Hackwood is a Labour councillor for Fallowfield ward in Manchester.<br /> <br /> (Photo by DC Sterne)

Labour selections process begins for next year’s mayoral elections

Applications to become a Labour mayoral candidate for next year’s elections are now open, with a deadline for…

Daniel Green

27th August, 2025, 11:43 am

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Let me be very clear: scrapping the two-child benefit cap is morally right. In fact, it is the…

Imran Hussain

27th August, 2025, 6:30 am

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SPONSORED The public sector in the UK employs almost six million people and is responsible for 20% of…

Dr Cosmina Dorobantu & Professor Helen Margetts OBE

27th August, 2025, 6:00 am