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Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader

Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham

The Guardian - UK

£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support

Exclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate families

The Guardian - UK

Key points as local election results show major Tory losses

With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats

The Guardian - UK

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Oldham to get 'never-before-seen' investment as 2,000 homes to be built in town centre with development partner

“You will see a scale of intervention that Oldham hasn’t seen in its housing market, maybe ever."

Manchester Evening News

Development partnership for thousands of new homes to bring 'millions' of investment to Oldham

“This partnership will bring millions of pounds of investment to Oldham with social value and wide opportunities for our communities"

Manchester Evening News

A car fire-bombed, death threats and claims of cover ups: The murky world of 'toxic' politics in Oldham

“I think a lot of what goes on in Oldham sends shivers down the spine of those outside of the borough"

Manchester Evening News

BREAKING: Chief executive of Oldham council to leave authority by end of the year

The town hall has confirmed Harry Catherall is retiring

Manchester Evening News

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The Mancunian Way: Bearing fruit

A new home for the Coliseum PLUS a returning councillor AND cost of living struggles

Manchester Evening News

'There’s definitely something that’s not right or normal about the politics in Oldham' - Arooj Shah on why she's back as council leader

Previous incumbents have talked of death threats, campaigns of harassment and needing police protection

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Death threats and police escorts

Plus the once 'utterly uninhabitable' slum facing its biggest transformation yet

Manchester Evening News

New Oldham council leader elected - the fourth in three years

Ms Shah had previously served as leader after the defeat of Sean Fielding in May 2021

Manchester Evening News

Death threats, 'conspiracy theories' and police escorts - what it's really like being leader of Oldham council

'The police have had to follow me home so no one else follows me home'

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Labour leadership to be decided tonight

Labour lost yet another leader at the local elections

Manchester Evening News

Oldham council searching for fourth leader in three years

Town hall chief Amanda Chadderton dramatically lost her seat by just 21 votes

Manchester Evening News

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Oldham local council elections 2023 results in full

Seats were available in Alexandra, Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Coldhurst, Crompton, Failsworth East, Failsworth West, Hollinwood, Medlock Vale, Royton North, Royton South, Saddleworth North, Saddleworth South, Saddleworth West and Lees, Shaw, St James', St Mary's, Waterhead and Werneth

Manchester Evening News

Local elections 2023: The key battlegrounds as Greater Manchester prepares to go to the polls

There are fears voters will forget to bring ID with them to polling stations and won't bother to return

Manchester Evening News

All the candidates standing at the 2023 local elections in Oldham

Currently the town hall is made up of 35 Labour members, nine Conservatives, nine Liberal Democrats, five Failsworth Independent Party members and two independents

Manchester Evening News

How the long shadow of grooming gang allegations changed Oldham’s politics - and took down two leaders

The appalling findings of the long-awaited review were revealed on Monday - but the political ramifications have already been far-reaching

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New Oldham council boss is proudly borough's first openly gay leader

“Diversity matters, representation matters and these are things to be celebrated and not to be used as some form of weapon against people.”

Manchester Evening News

'There is work to do - and I am ready to do it': Oldham council’s leader-elect makes a vow to residents after landing role

“I think that a lot of people felt that the council was not on their side and, as a point of that, Labour wasn’t on their side."

Manchester Evening News

Former deputy to become new leader of Oldham council after shock election result

Previously deputy to Arooj Shah, she was elected as the new Labour group leader at an AGM on Monday night

Manchester Evening News

Hyperlocal parties steal the show as Labour hold eight Greater Manchester councils, but fail to make progress in local elections

What you need to know following results across the region

Manchester Evening News

Two Labour councillors 'in the running' to be Oldham's next town hall leader after Arooj Shah loses seat

'Amanda and Shaid are the two', a source said

Manchester Evening News

Mixed picture dominated by one big shock - The story of Greater Manchester's local election results so far

Six out of 10 of Greater Manchester's councils have declared results as of Friday morning

Manchester Evening News

First female Muslim council leader in the North slams 'dehumanising' campaign as she loses seat

Ms Shah said the campaign against her was 'not about policy at all', adding that she felt the aim was to 'dehumanise' her

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