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Taxing private schools could lose Labour the Altrincham and Sale West seat at the general election, according to concerned residents.

The Conservatives have been wiped out in Greater Manchester, losing every seat - including the Tory stronghold of Altrincham.

A new poll has predicted a Labour landslide in Greater Manchester - with the Tories set to lose ALL their seats in the region.

Four candidates have been selected to stand for Labour in Greater Manchester just weeks before the general election. Two will be contesting constituencies currently held by the party where the outgoing MPs were last elected with majorities of more than 3,000.

The Labour contender for Sir Graham Brady's seat in Altrincham and Sale West at the next General Election, Ben Hartley, has stepped down citing 'personal reasons'. Coun Hartley, who is a Trafford councillor and former chair of the authority's planning committee, announced his decision today on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Over 50 Members of Parliament have declared that they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle following last night's decision. Dozens of Conservative and SNP MPS have backed a motion demanding the removal of Sir Hoyle from the seat.

The Conservatives would lose every single MP in Greater Manchester if there was a general election now, according to pollsters. The YouGov MRP model, which forecasts voting in each constituency, predicts that Labour would win almost every seat in the city-region.

Rishi Sunak says the government is making 'great progress' in 'levelling up' the country. But when the Manchester Evening News asked voters in a Conservative constituency which the Prime Minister visited in Greater Manchester today (January 5), hardly anyone agreed.

A chef at an Indian restaurant in Didsbury and a restaurant in Tameside are among those recognised at this year’s National Curry Awards.

Labour has selected Ben Hartley as its Parliamentary candidate for Altrincham and Sale West - the seat currently held by Sir Graham Brady - at the next General Election. This follows the hustings and vote of local Labour Party members on Sunday (March 26) where Mr Hartley won a majority of votes cast.

Trafford council appears to have back-tracked on its plan to ‘dispose’ of Altrincham Town Hall following a tide of local protest. A move to sell a 25-year-lease on the historic building to a childcare company has been ditched with community groups now invited to tender alternative bids.

A driver winds down his window and drops 12p into a metal bucket.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run. The pedestrian was taken to hospital after being knocked down in Middleton on Friday night.

Liz Truss has resigned after just 45 days in office.The Loose Women panellist said she had received a barrage of messages from friends "all over the world" reacting to the update.Charlene retweeted a post by her ITV News colleague, political editor Robert Peston, that featured a photo of the former Prime Minister.The tweet read: "Truss: I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.The leadership election will last a week."Charlene then added in her retweet: "We’re supposed to be one of the leading powers on the international stage… …and yet …here we are. 44 days.

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister after less than 50 days in charge.

Loose Women viewers didn't seem to agree on changes to the show when it returned to screens on Monday (September 5). Things got off to a delayed start with This Morning, which airs before the ITV panel show, went on for longer than its usual allotted slot.

Liz Truss has appeared to rule out an early election as she was named new Prime Minister on Monday (September 5). The current foreign secretary will be handed the keys to Number 10 Downing Street on Tuesday (September 5) after Boris Johnson officially tenders his resignation in a meeting with the Queen at Balmoral.

Liz Truss, 47, was announced today as the new Prime Minister to be taking over from Boris Johnson, 58, who was forced out of office by a rebellion among his MPs in the wake of the Partygate allegations. Carol Vorderman, 61, has taken to Twitter to share her opinion on the results, just minutes after the announcement, with a jibe relating to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Liz's victory speech.Sir Graham Brady announced the result of the election this afternoon following a bitter contest with Rishi Sunak receiving 60,399 votes, while Liz received a landslide victory of 81,326 votes.The newly apppointed prime minister delivered a lengthy acceptance speech, with former Countdown star Carol taking to Twitter to seemingly compare Liz to Margeret Thatcher's premiership in 1979.Carol wrote in view of her 488,800 followers: "Looking at the audience at the Tory party announcement.....have I time travelled back to 1979??? #PrimeMinister."Many social media users took to the post's comments to respond to Carol's Thatcher jibe.MrH1987 said: "I said that, probably going to try and be another Thatcher."Sean_Boon added: "It's going to feel just like it too.

Liz Truss has been announced as the next Prime Minister. The current foreign secretary won with 81,326 votes from the Tory membership, to Rishi Sunak’s 60,399.

Liz Truss has been announced as the next Prime Minister of the UK after beating opponent Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest.

Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak is set to be announced the new leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom next week. It will be 55 days of Tory infighting that has shown how out of touch the party is on the main issues facing the country at such an important time.