Ashton-under-Lyne
Americannoun
noun
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The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne acknowledged there had been "a battle to pass this bill", but stressed that "its passage will be a historic achievement for this Labour government".
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
The Ashton-under-Lyne MP, an architect of the government's employment rights bill, had been expected to put forward an amendment to the legislation next week after ministers watered down its new provisions against unfair dismissal.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Ashton-under-Lyne MP Rayner quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary last month after it emerged she had failed to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
In a statement, Rayner said she part-funded the purchase of the flat in May by selling her remaining stake in her family home in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, which she shares with her ex-husband and family.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
He also made some highly important main roads connecting Yorkshire and Lancashire with each other at many parts: as, for instance, those between Skipton, Colne, and Burnley; and between Docklane Head and Ashton-under-Lyne.
From The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain by Smiles, Samuel
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