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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 21h

'As the battle of Manchester raged, I was in Rishi Sunak's bedroom' @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'As the battle of Manchester raged, I was in Rishi Sunak's bedroom'

He had no socks on

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 1d

Cancelling HS2 in Manchester was 'very odd', Conservative MP admits two years on @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Cancelling HS2 in Manchester was 'very odd', Conservative MP admits two years on

The shadow rail minister defended the decision despite conceding the location chosen for the announcement was quite peculiar

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 1d

Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work' @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work'

The Greater Manchester mayor says the government should be building more council homes instead of relying on developers

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 4d

In a portacabin a stone's throw away, survivors of the synagogue attack continued to pray - it was an act of defiance @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

In a portacabin, survivors of the synagogue attack prayed defiantly

It was a moment to come together and rebuild

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 5d

'The rain could only mask the tears, but nothing could hide the anger' - my account of the vigil for the Manchester synagogue attack @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'The rain could only mask tears, but nothing could hide the anger'

The heartfelt sorrow turned into visceral anger as a sea of umbrellas sheltered a grieving community. It was too late for empty words

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 6d

'This was a holy day - now we are in mourning, fearful about our future'
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'This was a holy day - now we are in mourning, fearful about our future'

Politics writer Joseph Timan explains what Yom Kippur means to Jewish people and how such a holy day has turned into a nightmare

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 7d

Keir Starmer is 'listening to Andy Burnham' and adopting his policies, mayor's office says @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Keir Starmer is 'listening to Andy Burnham and adopting his policies'

The comments come amid tense relations between the Prime Minister and Greater Manchester mayor

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Rob Parsons @robparsonsna.bsky.social · 7d

Will Greater Manchester be left out in the cold by Keir Starmer's government after Andy Burnham's high-profile antics at Labour conference?

I chat with @liamthorp.bsky.social and @josephtiman.bsky.social on the Northern Agenda podcast this week - recorded in the Liverpool Echo's fancy studio!

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 7d

The seats 'in play' and the many hurdles Andy Burnham faces if he wants to be leader @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The seats 'in play' and the many hurdles ahead for Andy Burnham

The Labour mayor has long been rumoured to be plotting a return to Parliament - but the route is far from clear

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 8d

A lot of people are pi**ed off with Andy Burnham
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A lot of people are pi**ed off with Andy Burnham

The Greater Manchester mayor insists he's simply 'launched a debate'

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 23d

We're off on our European adventure. More than 2,500 miles by train across the continent and back. The most expensive leg? Manchester to London, of course

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 25d

'This is a contest between two strong women, not a proxy war between two men' - Lucy Powell speaks to me in one of her first interviews since entering the race to become Labour's deputy leader @lucympowell.bsky.social @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'This is a contest between two strong women, not a proxy war between two men'

In one of her first interviews since entering the race to become Labour's deputy leader, Manchester MP Lucy Powell speaks to politics reporter Joseph Timan about a whirlwind week in which she lost her...

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 26d

Reform candidate who vows to reduce number of HMOs in town... manages three HMOs @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Reform candidate who vows to reduce number of HMOs in town... manages three HMOs

He insists that none of the shared houses have been occupied by illegal migrants or used as a halfway house for former prisoners

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Sep 1

Manchester's love affair with a place nearly 6,000 miles away that dates back 160 years @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

A 160-year-old connection that's shaping Manchester's future

It's a relationship that dates back 160 years

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Sep 1

In the backstreets of Oldham last week, an old face promised 'real change' @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'Get over it guys, we're a multi-language, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society'

One month after launching his new political party, Jeremy Corbyn was in Greater Manchester, speaking to a sold out crowd. Jo Timan went to see what it was all about.

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Aug 28

We asked 64 people in every Greater Manchester borough what they think about Nigel Farage's immigration policy @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

We asked 64 people in every Greater Manchester borough what they think about Nigel Farage's immigration policy

It's the issue which has dominated Greater Manchester politics this summer, and Reform offered its 'solution' this week. To see if the city's voters support it, five M.E.N. reporters spoke to 64 peopl...

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Aug 22

People in Greater Manchester do worse in GCSEs than elsewhere - this is why @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

People in Greater Manchester do worse in GCSEs than elsewhere - this is why

A fifth of pupils in Greater Manchester achieved top grades

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Aug 22

My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of The Maccabees at Victoria Warehouse last night @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'We didn't think we'd ever sing any of these songs again'

Review: The Maccabees performed in Manchester

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Aug 21

There are nine hotels in Greater Manchester still housing asylum seekers. We asked every council here whether they will be seeking an injunction following the High Court ruling affecting a hotel in Epping earlier this month. Here's what they said @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Greater Manchester's asylum hotels and what councils are doing about them

Several councils across the country have said they are considering taking legal action following a High Court ruling on an Essex hotel

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Aug 12

I spoke to the people protesting outside an asylum seeker hotel in Greater Manchester last week - this is what they told me @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Rob Parsons @robparsonsna.bsky.social · Aug 12

Billions of £ of investment in vital infrastructure is promised by the Labour govt in the coming years - but the biggest projects in the North aren't in transport, energy or schools.

That was what I discovered when I had a look at the online Infrastructure Pipeline. Regional breakdown here...

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