Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automaticallyManchester will enjoy a transport network on “a footing with London, New York and Madrid” when...
Read MoreWhite paper paves way for London-style contactless-payment travel networks and unitary authorities to replace two-tier county and district councilsMayors of big cities and regions across England will be able to take control of...
Read MorePlans would put mayors at forefront of delivering public sector improvements in areas such as health and educationMayors should be given major new powers, according to a report by the Starmerite thinktank Labour Together, which...
Read MoreLeaders in English region launch campaign to boost area’s image and call on government to deliver power and financesPlans to create a “northern powerhouse” in England were criticised as running out of steam,...
Read MoreSteve Rotheram, whose region covers Southport, said misinformation on platform had contributed to riotsPoliticians and the public should consider quitting Elon Musk’s X platform en masse, the Labour mayor of the Liverpool...
Read MoreHouchen says party must avoid seeming self-indulgent as other Conservatives attack Liz Truss over new interventionThe Conservatives should not have a protracted leadership debate as it would be a “waste of time” and...
Read MoreParliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the worldDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his opening remarks...
Read MoreJim McMahon says department has ‘firmly Tipp-exed’ out the words levelling up from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his...
Read MorePrime minister says forum will allow ministers to regularly meet metro mayors around the countryAndy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, has said setting up a “council for regions and nations” will be a...
Read MoreOne Nation moderates call on defeated West Midlands mayor to take ‘brand Andy’ to WestminsterSenior Tories on the moderate One Nation wing of the party are urging the defeated West Midlands mayor Andy Street to...
Read MoreIn the first of our Politics Weekly Westminster episodes, the Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey go over the big wins and losses from the local and mayoral elections Continue...
Read MoreFormer home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election results. This live blog is closedLabour triumphs in London and West...
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