When the heart stops for one beat it is desire, when it stops for one life time it is love

Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester's velodrome, the National Cycling Centre.

When the heart stops for one beat it is desire, when it stops for one life time it is love

These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better.

Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.

Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).

The Tories seem unable to make any impact north of the border.