Local businessman and independent candidate David Tully won the second most votes. This marks the first by-election since 1945 in which the top two candidates were from outside the three major parties.

Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet is like a reality TV episode; there’s constant shocks, surprises, and strains. It’s entertaining, but there’s a deeper issue of trust underlying the show

Ahead of ken Loach’s latest film, the film section looks back at his late career masterpiece ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and it’s relevancy to Tory ruled Britain

Voting and political engagement among young people is too low – the Mancunion explores why, and how young people can be better encouraged to take part in democracy.

The tumultuous end of Liz Truss’ brief premiership, and the unmandated start of Rishi Sunak’s gives us a moment for reflection and reconstruction in British politics

The British people deserve a general election after all this chaos and here’s why

Two years before the next general election and battling factionalism, reports of transphobia, and the Forde report, does the Labour Party have what it takes?

Do we need a more centre-left approach to politics in order to address the intolerance of opinion espoused by the Labour party?

Boris Johnson’s premiership is as tenuous as ever – but any replacement would spell the return of Thatcherism

Can the Labour party ever make it back into government? Paul Embery debates this question in his latest book Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class

The publishing of the EHRC report shed light on key features of the anti-Semitism issue within the Labour Party, yet somehow it is political individuals who are receiving the most attention whilst anti-Semitism itself continues to be pushed aside

Alexia Pieretti reviews We Won’t Fall at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Alexia Pieretti reviews The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson at the Lowry

Sacha Perera explains his philosophical and political reasoning for spoiling his ballot in the most recent general election.

Important arguments in the ongoing post-election culture war are becoming overshadowed by celebratory Brexit merchandise, argues George Walker

Jay Darcy discusses the latest media flurry about Harry and Meghan and their recent choice to depart from the Royal Family

Politics and sport are undeniably very important topics, but when they are joined together it can often have calamitous results, writes Tom Reynolds

Alexia Pieretti reviews the University of Manchester Drama Society’s production of Rory Mullarkey’s The Wolf from the Door

The centre was saved after fears it would lose warehouse space