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Category: Politics

Barbara Keeley MP calls for urgent action to ‘Fix Dementia Care’

Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, is backing Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Fix Dementia Care’ campaign which calls for improvements to dementia care in...

Meet Paul Dennett – your next Salford City Mayor?

Paul Dennett was selected by local members in a meeting held in Salford this afternoon (Saturday 13th February 2016) to be Labour’s candidate for the Salford Mayoral...

Barbara Keeley MP slams Government for handing millions to wealthiest councils

Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, has slammed the Conservative Government’s decision to give Conservative councils most of the money from a £300...

Barbara Keeley backs National Memorial for victims of terrorist attacks

Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, has backed a Government consultation on plans for a National Memorial of remembrance for those killed in terrorist...

Salford MP slams Tories over pension policies

Barbara Keeley slams Conservative Ministers for pension policies which leave women with no financial protection In a debate at Westminster, Barbara Keeley, MP for...

Government commits to review pavement parking policy

A bill to strengthen and clarify the law on pavement parking has been withdrawn following a commitment from Government to undertake a policy review and convene a round...

EU Commission proposes a law to help the disabled

The European Commission has tabled legal proposals to make products and services more accessible for 80 million disabled Europeans. The EPP Group spokesperson on...

MPs vote yes to airstrikes in Syria – UK to bomb IS/Daesh targets

MPs have voted to press ahead with airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State in Syria after a pressured 11-hour debate in the House of Commons. The Government won...

Commissioner welcomes Government climb down on police cuts

Greater Manchester’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed the Chancellor’s climb down on cuts to policing. Responding to George Osborne’s...

More devolution to Greater Manchester

Further devolution to Greater Manchester, along with a commitment from Government to work together with the GMCA on a number of innovative policy initiatives, was...