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The latest version of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework - the long-awaited masterplan for housebuilding and job creation in the city-region - has been published.
Date Published 23/10/2020
MPs voted down a Labour motion calling for workers in areas under Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions to be paid at least 80pc of their income.
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has unveiled three extra support measures for businesses affected by Tier 2.
Date Published 22/10/2020
Greater Manchester’s ‘red wall’ Tories appear to be split over whether Andy Burnham should carry the can for the collapse of Tier Three negotiations.
Date Published 21/10/2020
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has slammed the Government's actions as 'deeply wrong' following yesterday's collapse of talks with local leaders about how and when Greater...
The Prime Minister has announced that Greater Manchester the government is imposing Tier 3 on Greater Manchester from Friday (23rd October).
Date Published 20/10/2020
Talks have been ongoing between local leaders in Greater Manchester and the Government about how and when Greater Manchester will enter the highest lockdown restrictions.
The government have give local leaders in Greater Manchester until noon to reach an agreement about entering Tier 3.
High-level talks will continue today over the imposition of tougher restriction rules across Greater Manchester.
Date Published 19/10/2020
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has urged the Government to 'get its act together' as the row over whether Greater Manchester is to be thrust into the top level of...
Date Published 16/10/2020
Greater Manchester leaders continue to stick to their guns after they unanimously rejected Tier 3 restrictions in the region yesterday (Thursday).
A statement has been released from the Mayor, Deputy Mayors and all 10 Greater Manchester leaders who have unanimously rejected Tier 3 restrictions in the region.
Date Published 15/10/2020
Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has not announced a decision regarding whether Greater Manchester will enter Tier 3 Covid restrictions.
MP for Oldham West and Royton has called today's Covid-19 meeting between Greater Manchester leaders and the Government as "pointless".
Mayor Andy Burnham has said he would consider ‘legal action’ if a Tier 3 lockdown was ‘imposed’ on Greater Manchester without a promise to pay more than two thirds of furloughed...
Date Published 14/10/2020
Greater Manchester’s bike hire scheme has moved one step closer with four operators shortlisted, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) announced today (Wednesday).
A new £12m ‘cold weather fund’ to help rough sleepers into accommodation and keep them Covid-safe over the winter has been announced by the government.
The Leaders of all ten councils in Greater Manchester, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and Deputy Mayor Baroness Bev Hughes have a unified position on the...
A respected doctor and community leader attacked “morons” who lead a return to chaos at a Saddleworth beauty spot.
Date Published 13/10/2020
Tougher restrictions on funerals and public transport in Oldham are to be scrapped as Greater Manchester is due to be placed under ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus rules, the Prime...
Date Published 12/10/2020
The Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Leader of Manchester City Council are among the leaders in the North who have penned a letter to the Government calling for more financial...
A new independent commission has been launched to explore the root causes and drivers of inequality and offer solutions to tackle these issues across Greater Manchester.
Date Published 11/10/2020
Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, has reacted with mixed emotions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's announcement that a new financial package will be...
Date Published 09/10/2020
People who oppose the region’s development masterplan should think ‘long and hard’ about how much more of the green belt could be built on without it, Mayor Andy Burnham has...
Date Published 07/10/2020
Calls have been made on the government to recompense Manchester students if they are forced to remain in lockdown for a ‘prolonged’ period after several Covid-19 outbreaks.
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The Government is in danger of losing public support for its approach to local lockdowns without an urgent re-think of the policy, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has warned.
Date Published 05/10/2020
An outbreak of Covid-19 in Manchester student accommodation ‘needed a firm response’ but the subsequent lockdown could have been ‘better handled’, Andy Burnham has said.
Date Published 30/09/2020
The government’s introduction of tougher coronavirus measures in the north of England ‘could do more harm than Margaret Thatcher’, according to Andy Burnham.
Leaders in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds are warning that the regions are facing mass redundancies and "boarded up high streets" as the the hospitality sector faces collapse.
Date Published 29/09/2020