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Sacha Lord has withdrawn his legal threat against The Mill
He says he will ‘fully cooperate’ with the Arts Council and GMCA investigations into his company Primary Event Solutions
A big twist in the Sacha Lord story: Arts Council and GMCA now investigating
‘In light of new information that has been directly brought to our attention’
‘It was solely a security company. I couldn’t be surer’
Our community fact-check bears fruit: we’ve seen company email signatures that cast further doubt on Lord’s story
Sacha Lord is threatening to sue us. Give us a hand
Today we’re publishing the document at the heart of the controversy - and asking for your help with a ‘community fact-check’
Why isn’t Andy Burnham’s GMCA answering questions about Sacha Lord?
…and why didn’t the MEN report the story when it was sent to them in late 2022?
Exclusive: Did Sacha Lord cheat his way to £400,000 of public money during the pandemic?
The Mill has obtained a funding application that makes a series of highly misleading claims about the nature of his business
A church in Fallowfield became a second home for asylum seekers. Now, they might be forced to leave
‘All of us regard this Rwanda policy as something really quite shameful’
Chorlton tasted Miami Crispy - and spat it right back out
Plus, Manchester City Council selects its next deputy leader - and the rest of your Monday briefing
HSBC, gone. Grant Thornton, gone. Pinsent Masons, gone. Is Spinningfields in trouble?
“How are you going to make it attractive to occupiers who now want something different to what they wanted a few years ago?”
A red tide is rising in the North West
One of the country’s leading political scientists gives us his take on Andy Burnham’s victory and the rest of the local election results
Why Labour stormed local elections across the country - but lost ground in Greater Manchester
‘This is the most significant result of the night’
‘You’re explicitly saying that I’m under arrest right now?’
Our first of two editions taking you inside the local elections
