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Labour Party

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy MP: Intolerable wait for cancer patients Lisa Nandy

Wigan Infirmary's A&E unit

Patient did not ‘wait 860 hours at A&E' say health chiefs following probe Martina Bet

Hope and Glory looks at rugby league in Thatcherite Britain

New book released looking at rugby league in Thatcherite Britain Amos Wynn

Bolton West MP Chris Green

Chris Green MP: Farage furore shows ​Labour have ditched their roots Chris Green

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel

CHRIS GREEN MP: we need to be in control of immigration Chris Green

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

MP fears for rising mortgage payments for more than 10,000 families Gaynor Clarke

Bolton West MP Chris Green

Chris Green MP: Prime Minister ​Rishi Sunak is avoiding the cheap gimmicks

Bolton West MP Chris Green

Chris Green MP: ​How should we fund our politics? Chris Green

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended Sam Johnson

Wigan Town Hall

Councillor accountability fears after ruling to stop public speaking at meetings George Lythgoe

Labour MP Diane Abbott attends a Stand Up to Racism rally outside Downing Street. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty

Diane Abbott has Labour whip withdrawn after “deeply offensive” letter Katie Clark

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue.

Sewage scandal contaminates the area Sian Jones

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue: ​Local GPs are bedrock of our NHS Yvonne Fovargue

Sue Gray is Sir Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff for Labour Party Beth Franklin

Leigh MP James Grundy

MP hits back at critics blaming his party for soaring inflation rates George Lythgoe

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Wigan borough MP calls for ban on forced installation of prepayment meters

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as leader of her country in February.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation Dennis Morton

Leigh MP James Grundy

James Grundy MP: Coal mine is great news for region James Grundy

Rishi Sunak will face PMQs once again on Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer Patrick Hollis

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, restaurant owner Howard Gallimore and Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham speaks at dinner at Wigan restaurant Gaynor Clarke

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government Ethan Evans

NationalWorld is calling for  a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election Jamie Jones

One of the four posters created by The Labour Party (Photo: The Labour Party)

Labour Party launch fresh attack on Conservatives in poster campaign Patrick Hollis

More children are eligible for free school meals

Record number of Wigan pupils on free school meals Patrick Jack

Martin Lewis shares tip on how to find the cheapest petrol and diesel prices nea... Isabella Boneham

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Levelling up Secretary Lisa Nandy chat to a worker at What More

VIDEO: Sir Keir Starmer says 'we've turned the Labour party inside out' on Burnl... Dominic Collis

Electric vehicles charging point

New homes in England required to have EV charging points from next year Isabella Boneham

Boris Johnson's government has drafted a Labour motion to ban second jobs as paid lobbyists. (Credit: Getty)

MPs back government’s ‘watered down’ plans on second jobs Heather Carrick

Votes were counted at Leigh Town Hall

'Truly humbling moment' for new Leigh West councillor after by-election win Gaynor Clarke

'Some people have been quick to say that politicians are all the same, but Keir Starmer is proving them wrong. He is a man of integrity and honesty.' Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour lead: latest polling would equate to 346 seat majority

Rachel Stirling and Anna Maxwell Martin starred in ITV’s Hollington Drive. Picture: ITV/WEST ROAD PICTURES

Review: ITV's Hollington Drive started off slowly, but by the end got more tense... Phil Cunnington

Chris Green MP

Chris Green MP: Is this really the language of politics? Chris Green MP

Susanna Reid grilled Tony Blair on the Iraq War (ITV)

Watch as Susanna Reid confronts Tony Blair on Iraq War invasion Finlay Greig

Labour Leader Keir Starmer sits in social distanced seating during a visit of Walsall Football Club on September 19, 2020 in Walsall, England.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer plans to wrestle control away from football clu... Dan Black

Robert Yates

Former three times Adlington Town Council Mayor dies aged 91

Scholes Village

Concerns allayed over Wigan tower block fire risks Liam Soutar

Stanley Johnson visited Greece last year in apparent breach of coronavirus guidance (Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

'Stanley Johnson loophole' allows foreign travel to second homes - the clause ex... Sarah Wilson

A four day working week could be on the horizon for many Spanish residents (Photo: PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Spain to launch trial of 4 day working week - is it sustainable? Rhona Shennan

The proposed pay rise has been described as "pitiful" (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Proposed 1% pay rise for NHS England branded ‘pitiful’ by nurses union and Labou... Rhona Shennan

Labour has accused the Government of bias (Photo: Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The majority of towns benefitting from new £1bn funding are Conservative constit... Sarah Wilson

Lisa Nandy MP

Wigan MPs demand self isolating grant system is improved Patrick Jack

Trade unionists have drawn up a 10-point plan to make sure schools are safe

Wigan trade unionists' 10-point plan for Covid-secure schools Andrew Nowell

MPs will vote on plans to cut Universal Credit by £20 per week today - what it m... Ethan Shone

Rail electrification between Wigan and Bolton could now be at risk

Electrification of Wigan train line under threat Andrew Nowell

PMQs will take place online for the first time ever today - how to watch and wha... Ethan Shone

James Grundy and Chris Green opposed extending free school means

Borough Conservative MPs vote against extending free school meals Andrew Nowell

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing the Tier 3 restrictions

Greater Manchester will get £60m support package while in Tier 3 restrictions Andrew Nowell

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to bolster the Jobs Support Scheme

Jobs Support Scheme expansion: How will it affect me? Iain Lynn

Experts say a wave of mass redundancies could be on the way post. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Could the furlough scheme be extended beyond October? Calls for extension over j... Sarah Wilson

(Photo: Shutterstock)

Contact tracers may soon knock on your door if they cannot contact you by phone ... Alex Nelson

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