General manager resigns after test event problems at 23,500-capacity venue, with shows rescheduledThe beleaguered Co-op Live arena has postponed gigs by the comedian Peter Kay for the second time, on the day its general manager...
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Read MoreDeputy Labour leader has faced questions recently over the sale of a former council house before she became an MPAngela Rayner has pledged to step down as deputy leader of the Labour party if a police investigation finds she has...
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Read MoreDan Barker, selected to stand just three months ago, says he’s delighted to join the new home of conservatismThe Conservative candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election has defected to Richard Tice’s...
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Read MoreOpen letter signed by families of victims including Manchester Arena bombing says debate ‘must not play into terrorists’ hands’More than 50 survivors of terrorist attacks, including the Manchester Arena bombing...
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Read MoreFormer Labour MP was favourite after party abandoned its candidate over inflammatory Israel commentsThe veteran political agitator George Galloway has won the Rochdale byelection after urging voters to lodge “the ultimate...
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