The Green Party is challenging Manchester City
Council to set Child Poverty Reduction targets and dedicate resources to reducing
the number of families living in poverty to the national average within 5 years. The city has the highest levels of childpoverty outside London.
Deyika Nzeribe, Co-Chair of Manchester Green Party
said "This should be the minimum aim if Manchester City Council wants to
show its commitment to tackling child poverty seriously. Following the elections, we now know we have
a purely Conservative government in place for the next 5 years. We can expect
deeper cuts causing far more hardship. Labour council...
