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POLICY AND POLITICS

Oldham Labour offers olive branch to break impasse

Oldham Council’s Labour group has offered ‘greater collaboration’ with other parties after the authority’s third attempt at electing a leader and cabinet failed.

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By Dan Peters | 17 July 2026
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Oldham Council's Labour group has offered ‘greater collaboration' with other parties after the authority's third attempt at electing a leader and cabinet failed.

Labour is the largest group and most recent administration but does not have the numbers to command a clear majority.

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