22/05/2026
Today, Reform UK Tameside & Gorton pauses to remember the Manchester Arena attack of 22 May 2017.
Nine years on, we remember the 22 innocent people who were murdered, the many more who were injured, and every family whose life was changed forever by that night.
We will never forget them.
We also pay tribute to the courage of the emergency services, first responders, hospital staff, members of the public, and all those who stood together in the face of terror.
We must never lose sight of our duty to protect the public and confront extremism at its roots in ensuring that Islamist terror attacks like the one Manchester suffered on that night will never happen again.
This brutal act of terror left an indelible mark on the history of Manchester with the aim of instilling fear into the consciousness of every Mancunian. We will not live in fear, we will not falter and we will not change our way of life.
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families, survivors, and everyone still living with the pain of this senseless attack on that terrible night.