Four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in Tameside earlier, police say.

With Gorton split between Labour and Greens, division creates opportunity for Farage’s party in other side of constituency facing byelection If you’re unsure whether you’ve crossed the border from Manchester into Tameside, the Reform posters will probably give it away. In windows, on walls, and staked on garden posts, Denton is awash with turquoise blue as the 26 February byelection looms. Near the town centre, Ian Singleton and his wife, Irene, have one of Reform’s turquoise banners standing proudly in their front yard. Ian was born in Gorton, in Manchester, but for the best part of the last three decades, the couple have lived on the other side of the constituency, in Denton. Continue reading...

Greater Manchester police have arrested five people as part of an investigation into allegations of electoral fraud involving independent candidates in May's local election in Tameside.

Adam Mitula, a Reform UK activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments, is reportedly still acting as an election agent for Reform candidates in three Tameside wards ahead of the May 7 polls.