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People who own flats in Manchester city centre say it's become 'unaffordable' and have seen their bills rise by £792 per month, according to new a survey.

A Manchester Labour MP drew applause from the BBC Question Time audience as she blasted a Conservativeover his party's history of 'misbehaving' MPs. When confronted with criticism over Labour's recent handling of anti-Semitic comments from prospective MPs, Lucy Powell said: "You know what Graham, I honestly won't take lectures from you."

Sacha Lord has set out a ‘five point plan’ to ‘save hospitality’ as it heads into the winter.

Ministers are facing calls to be more transparent over the scale of the issue of aerated concrete in public buildings after schools were forced to shut classrooms just before the new term.

Dangerous crumbling concrete has been found at an east Manchester school. It is hoped most of All Saints C of E primary in Newton Heath will remain open, with only the assembly hall thought to be affected.

A man tragically found lying dead on land near a car wash died as a result of 'toxicity due to heroin and cocaine use', an inquest hearing was told.

Long-standing plans for two extra platforms at Manchester Piccadilly railway station were 'dropped' by the Government 'just a few weeks ago', an MP has said.

A Manchester medic trapped in war-torn Sudan has safely evacuated the African nation, according to reports.

A Manchester Royal Infirmary doctor who felt ‘betrayed’ for being unable to board an evacuation flight from Sudan reportedly has a route out of the conflict — but an MP says there is ‘confusion’ in his case.

Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after a report found he breached the governance code for public appointments.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was absent from her usual spot on Saturday, with a co-star filling in. The broadcaster hosts alongside Charlie Stayt on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

BBC chairman Richard Sharp undermined public trust in the BBC and more widely the public appointments system with his failure to reveal he had been involved in arranging a loan of £800,000 for then UK prime minister Boris Johnson, politicians have concluded in a damning report published today. 

With multiple strikes taking place across different unions over the past couple of months, the issue has been a topic of hot debate.

A Manchester MP has caused a stir on Twitter over the message her t-shirt carried in the city's Pride parade. Lucy Powell was one of a large contingent of Labour Party members who took part in the parade yesterday to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

Boris Johnson has dismissed calls to resign after a damning report found there had been a culture of Covid rule breaking in Downing Street during lockdown.

For five years, residents of a city centre community have campaigned for action to stop speeding drivers using a street as a rat-run. They suggested no entry road markings at one end, road bumps, and even bollards, so that it was accessible for cyclists only.

Richard Madeley went full " Alan Partridge " as he compared Russian war crimes to an old legal story about a man on a bus.

The Government proposal to privatise Channel 4 'is cultural vandalism', Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell has said in a stinging statement. Ms Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said the move would 'cost jobs and opportunities'.

The family of a “caring, loving” mother-of-two, who was killed in her home has paid tribute to her.

Boris Johnson’s sudden move to freeze the BBC licence fee, and possibly abolish it altogether, have been branded an act of “cultural vandalism” to distract from the partygate scandal engulfing his government.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed the Conservatives ' snap plan to abolish the BBC licence fee, in what was branded as a "pathetic" attack on journalism.

Lisa Nandy will take on Michael Gove in her new shadow cabinet role following a reshuffle of Labour’s front bench.

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direct to your inboxHundreds of MPs have voted for a demand that the government set up a national taskforce to tackle the cladding crisis.Millions of people around the country are living in buildings deemed 'dangerous' due to cladding or other features reassessed in the wake of the Grenfell disaster.The blaze in 2017 left 72 people dead.MP Lucy Powell was among those to speak in Parliament tonight about the nightmare thousands of leaseholders have been through trying to get their homes made

last-minute meeting held between MPs in the region and a junior health minister this morning has been described as an "utter waste of time" as local leaders and MPs remain in the dark about whether restrictions are set to be changed.Labour’s Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central, said there was “unanimous fury” about the process, evidence base and economic support packages on the table during talks between Greater Manchester MPs and the government this morning.Addressing, Mr Hancock in the

a series of tweets labelling Covid-19 a ‘bogus virus’ and a ‘lod of bol**x’ appeared on Mr Dobson’s Twitter account.

coronavirus cases, more than four million people will face tighter measures - including in parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire.

Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell has hit out at the lack of clarity around the government's major announcement tonight on lockdown restrictions being tightened across the north of England - including Greater Manchester.MP Jonathan Reynolds tweeted: "I have to say a few tweets from a Minister late at night is not the way to announce something as significant as this", Mrs Powell shared their fustration.Ms Powell wrote: "Without any of the basic answers either."My timeline and inbox is full of