Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skillsMayors should be given power over a wide range of public services, including social care, childcare and...
Read MoreMakerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out platform for governmentAndy Burnham will pledge to deliver “good growth in every postcode” by overseeing...
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Read MoreLeader of city council braces for bitter fight with Reform UK in byelection for Andy Burnham’s replacementLabour’s candidate to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor has been named as Bev Craig, the leader...
Read MoreLabour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step asidePolls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, with the result in the...
Read MoreExclusive: devolving tax is part of plans to give local areas more power in areas including justice, health and educationMinisters are considering handing over billions of pounds raised by business rates to regional mayors as...
Read MoreRochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcomeBefore Reform gained control of Essex county council in the May elections, Chris Taylor and members...
Read MoreExclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham“Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former leader of...
Read MoreLabour’s Makerfield byelection candidate understood to have changed stance on no recourse to public funds policyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has rolled back from his previous calls for ministers to...
Read MoreSarah Wakefield, a councillor on Manchester city council, will stand for the party after its initial candidate withdrewThe Greens have announced their new candidate in the Makerfield byelection.Sarah Wakefield, a councillor on...
Read MoreWhat should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracyIf you want a window into how a fragmented nation and a splintered party system are reshaping...
Read MoreCan Andy Burnham do a better job than Keir Starmer? Is Makerfield more important for Reform than Labour? Can the UK rejoin the EU? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey answer your messages and emails Continue...
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