Joseph Timan
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Politics writer for the Manchester Evening News 🐝 DMs open. Email: [email protected]
Manchester, England
Joined November 2009
I've just joined @bluesky as everyone else seems to be doing . You can follow me on
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I spoke to the people protesting outside an asylum seeker hotel in Greater Manchester last week - this is what they told me @MENnewsdesk .
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Protesters at Cresta Court in Altrincham have been divided only by a dual carriageway
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Could Andy Burnham really return to Parliament and become Prime Minister? @MENnewsdesk.
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Despite his popularity, the route to No 10 is far from straightforward
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'All my friends did A Levels, now they wish they did what I've done' @MENnewsdesk .
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She may not realise it, but she is part of a 'revolution'
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One year on from the Southport riots, some fear it could happen all over again @MENnewsdesk .
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A new report has revealed the 'devastating' impact the violence last summer is still having on some of our communities today
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'I'm sad it's over - it felt like everyone came together' #oasislive2025 #gallagherhill @MENnewsdesk.
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As Oasis's five homecoming shows at Heaton Park come to an end, some locals have nothing but praise for the whole operation
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'It really is no way to run a country': Greater Manchester's newest MPs, one year on @MENnewsdesk .
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Nothing, it seems, could prepare them for the realities of the job
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Demolition workers will remain at the scene until it's safe before they hand over to the police and the fire service to continue their criminal investigation @MENnewsdesk.
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Demolition work at Hotspur Press has started. Workers are preparing the site with main demolition taking place on Saturday overnight when the railway is closed. They will just be demolishing the parts that are unsafe pictured here, by Starbucks near HOME @MENnewsdesk
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GMP chief says he 'sleeps well at night' - but grooming victims 'still failed' @EthanDaviesMEN @MENnewsdesk.
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Former GMP detective Maggie Oliver said that the report which praised the force did not give victims and survivors a voice
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Welfare reform bill LIVE as MPs vote on DWP benefit cuts amid mass Labour rebellion @MENnewsdesk .
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Keir Starmer faced a rebellion with many MPs opposed to the bill
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With all the talk of welfare reform over the last week, I got an invaluable insight from Citizens Advice where staff told me they regularly speak to people who are suicidal. They fear these cuts will make matters worse .
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The Manchester Evening News spent a day at Citizen's Advice to find out what impact Labour's controversial welfare cuts could have
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NEW: Greater Manchester MPs still oppose welfare cuts after U-turn 'fiasco' @MENnewsdesk .
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Some of our MPs are still opposed to the benefit cuts
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@MENnewsdesk Afzal Khan has now signed the reasoned amendment making that eight MPs in Greater Manchester. Lib Dem MP Tom Morrison has confirmed he will be voting against the bill too. If fellow Lib Dem Lisa Smart does too, that takes the total to 10 out of 27 in GM
I have joined over 100 Labour MPs in signing an amendment which would stop the vote on disability benefit cuts next week. I agree we need to reform our welfare system, but I cannot overlook that this Bill is estimated to put even more households into poverty.
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Seven Greater Manchester MPs have joined the rebellion so far by signing the reasoned amendment against the welfare bill. Total stands at more than 100. Only 83 needed to defeat it. Surely the government has no choice but to drop it now? @MENnewsdesk .
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More than 100 MPs have come out against the bill
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The court battle over £1billion and how Manchester missed out on affordable housing @MENnewsdesk .
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It could have major implications for Andy Burnham's office and Manchester's biggest developer
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ICYMI: The conversation with Andy Burnham that led to the grooming gangs U-turn @MENnewsdesk .
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The government announced this week that a national inquiry into grooming gangs will go ahead. This is why
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RT @GLythgoeNews: A powerful read here from @Ch_rlotteHall telling the grim story of a victim of sexual abuse and trafficking @MENnewsdesk….
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One survivor tells of her ordeal following the publication of a damning new reporting into child grooming gangs and the announcement of a national inquiry
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Andy Burnham is in Japan and meeting with Nippon Electric Glass about the closure of this factory in Wigan right now. Sounds like the decision has been made but the mayor says he'll ask them to give it 'one last look' @MENnewsdesk .
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MP laments collapsed buyout deal
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Andy Burnham's sex abuse inquiry team 'resigned' after authorities 'lawyered up', MPs told @MENnewsdesk.
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Baroness Louise Casey said that authorities in Greater Manchester were 'lawyering up' to fight over what data would be shared
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RT @GLythgoeNews: Growing up in Wigan you know of Billy Boston’s legend. It’s about time he got the credit he deserved for everything he di….
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"That is the biggest honour I’ve ever had in my life."
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