One's 'out of touch', the other's a 'wet lettuce'... what the people of Greater Manchester neighbourhood think about Starmer and Sunak

Andy Burnham said Sir Keir Starmer will not “bulldoze” local government if he wins the General Election, after telling a Glastonbury crowd he will continue to “assert” Manchester’s devolved status.

Many voters in Bolton North East share the same feeling of frustration. As the Manchester Evening News visited to speak to people ahead of next week's general election, some spoke of their anger at the Conservative government.

The road from Manchester to Marple is littered with political signs popping out from the gardens.

You can’t beat a visit to the park when the weather’s nice. Luckily when it comes to parks, gardens and green spaces there are loads to choose from in Greater Manchester.

Residents are hoping to 'rebuild' a community in Greater Manchester where parents are said to be 'too scared' to let their kids play out at local parks.

Across Greater Manchester are dozens of amazing parks, gardens and green spaces which are just waiting to be explored. While some are always on your radar - think Heaton Park or Fletcher Moss - there are others you might not have heard of.

Army cadet Nathaniel Shani was just 14-years-old when he died after being brutally stabbed to the neck in an alleyway in Harpurhey.

George Galloway has warned of Nigel Farage's rising popularity - even in Rochdale where he is running to be re-elected as an MP. The Workers Party of Britain leader has said he is the 'antidote' to Mr Farage's Reform UK, arguing that he is the best alternative to Labour.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has landed himself a new job inside the Labour Party ahead of next month's general election.

In Bolton West - amid sporadic showers and sunny spells - the Manchester Evening News spoke to voters about the upcoming general election - and the issues they're concerned about as the crunch poll looms.

The people of Stockport may vary in their political opinions but the one thing they do agree on is clear to see – crime levels need to drop.

It's impossible to walk down Market Street in Manchester without running into at least a couple of charity workers. Spread across on of the busiest thoroughfares in the city centre, they interact with hundreds of Mancunians every day.

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has overtaken the Conservatives in a major poll of public opinion for the first time, in the latest blow to the Tories’ hopes in the election campaign.

Greater Manchester would not need to introduce a Clean Air Zone under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the Labour leader ruled out forcing the charging scheme through.

A man dying of cancer has delivered an impassioned plea for the public’s support for Labour in Manchester.

Radical plans to abolish the Greater Manchester mayor’s role and for Leigh and Atherton to be ‘cut adrift’ from Wigan council control have been put forward by a Conservative candidate. Former Wigan town mayor Michael Winstanley is vying to replace Tory MP James Grundy, who is not seeking re-election in the seat he took from Labour in Leigh and Atherton for the first time ever in 2019.

The Conservative Party manifesto has pledged to introduce 'Martyn's Law' after earlier promises to get the anti-terror legislation on the statute book were scuppered by the General Election. The new law would be named after Martyn Hett, the 29-year-old from Stockport who was one of 22 people murdered in a suicide bombing at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in May 2017.

The Bolton South and Walkden candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

The Bolton West candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

The Bolton North East candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.