Bev Craig, the city council leader, succeeds Andy Burnham as mayor, reversing Reform gains in May local electionsLabour has stormed to a decisive victory in the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection, seizing back areas that...
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Read MorePM, on his first day at new base, says it will create ‘that sense of a more balanced country, that big things can be done from here’Andy Burnham has arrived by police convoy at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester:Andy...
Read MorePM, on his first day at new base, says it will create ‘that sense of a more balanced country, that big things can be done from here’Andy Burnham has arrived by police convoy at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester:Andy...
Read MoreBurnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic councilIt’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy BurnhamRegional mayors...
Read MoreA hasty handover from Starmer meant his successor has not had much time to prepare for office yet his team is quietly confidentWhat Andy Burnham’s first speech as Labour leader tells usJust 20 minutes’ walk along the road to...
Read MoreA hasty handover from Starmer meant his successor has not had much time to prepare for office yet his team is quietly confidentWhat Andy Burnham’s first speech as Labour leader tells usJust 20 minutes’ walk along the road to...
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereWhen Andy Burnham first tried to return to the Commons, by applying to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour’s national executive committee...
Read MoreNew Labour leader says: ‘I am finalising those decisions, and I will come to conclusions very shortly’When Andy Burnham first tried to return to the Commons, by applying to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton...
Read MoreBurnham criticises ‘decades of neoliberalism’ and says he wants to give people ‘hope back’When Andy Burnham first tried to return to the Commons, by applying to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour’s...
Read MoreIn the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for ManchesterAndy Burnham had emerged victorious, but...
Read MoreIn the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for ManchesterAndy Burnham had emerged victorious, but...
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