Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Manchester council has made history by electing an openly gay councillor and an elected member of Bangladeshi heritage to serve as its deputy leaders.
Councillor Bev Craig and Councillor Luthfur Rahman were elected by the council’s Labour group at a meeting on Monday night. Their appointments will be confirmed at an annual meeting of the full council tomorrow (Wednesday) with an executive reshuffle also expected to be signed off.
They will succeed Nigel Murphy, who did not stand in this year’s elections after being deselected by Labour, and Sue Murphy, who died in April 2020.