32 h. ago "It's a simple change we should have implemented a long time ago”

Three charities have backed the M.E.N.'s campaign calling on Andy Burnham to implement a free bus pass for children in temporary homeless accommodation

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer says Ukraine ceasefire 'viable' and makes Donald Trump claim

Keir Starmer held calls with Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and other European leaders ahead of high stakes in-person talks between the US President and Vladimir Putin on Friday

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer would not call shoplifters 'scumbags', No 10 says in the wake of 'data protection' saga

Downing Street has said that the Prime Minister would not use the word to describe the thieves blighting Britain's retailers.

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3 d. ago London march calls for hostage release, criticizes Keir Starmer

London march calls for hostage release, criticizes Keir Starmer  The Jerusalem Post

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4 d. ago Could Andy Burnham really return to Parliament and become Prime Minister?

Despite his popularity, the route to No 10 is far from straightforward

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6 d. ago Israel’s Gaza City plan sparks global condemnation with warnings of more destruction and suffering – latest updates

Widespread calls for takeover plan to be stopped with UK’s Starmer saying escalation will ‘only bring more bloodshed’ and Germany halting arms exportsNetanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza CityThe UK’s ambassador to Israel has said extending the war in Gaza would only lead to more deaths and that occupying Gaza would be a “huge mistake”.Simon Walters was quoted by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper as saying on Thursday:The IDF has achieved all that it can achieve in Gaza, and extending the war any further will simply lead to more deaths. Deaths of soldiers, deaths of Palestinians, deaths of hostages.If you want to defeat Hamas, you cannot achieve that through military force. You need to use politics and diplomacy and you need to give the people of Gaza an alternative to Hamas.We are working with friends, allies in Europe and in the Middle East to generate a real plan for what happens after the fighting stops, after the war.It needs to be a description of what the governments will be fo...

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6 d. ago Andy Burnham reveals next phase of clean air plan as key deadline looms

The CAZ signs recently began to be removed to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds

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8 d. ago Andy Burnham speaks out on second Manchester Airport video with police officer under investigation

The IOPC is investigating a GMP officer 'over an allegation they shared footage relating to an active police investigation into an incident at Manchester Airport in July 2024 without any legitimate policing purpose'

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8 d. ago Andy Burnham's office and council hit back against claim 'something's amiss' in Renaker loans row

A court case against the mayor's office concluded last month

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to give tourist tax powers to local leaders to boost public services

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for a mandatory 'tourist levy' for those visiting the city with Edinburgh already set to introduce a charge

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9 d. ago Police must reveal the immigration status of suspects, says Yvette Cooper after Keir Starmer's call for 'transparency'

Yvette Cooper said the Government wants to see the public provided with more details about the backgrounds of those charged with criminal offences.

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer calls for police to be 'as transparent as possible' over ethnicity of sex offence suspects: PM forced to step in as Nigel Farage leads fury over 'cover

The Prime Minister was forced to respond after Nigel Farage 's demanded that police disclose the backgrounds of those charged with rape and sexual assault.

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1 week ago Lionesses will get gongs for their Euro 25 triumph after Daily Star calls

Sir Keir Starmer says 'recognition is coming' after we call on him to mark their historic win with goal net full of damehoods, MBEs, OBEs and CBEs

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer faces poverty grilling from top MPs amid call to axe DWP two

Keir Starmer, who will appear at the Liaison Committee on Monday, has been warned that without scrapping the Tory-era two-child benefit limit he risks overseeing a rise in poverty

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3 w. ago John Swinney calls on Sir Keir Starmer to help Scotland evacuate injured Gazan kids

The First Minister wrote to the Prime Minister.

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham calls on Starmer to tackle ‘explosion of homelessness’

A damning report warned of an ‘explosion of homelessness’ since Covid

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3 w. ago Starmer holds ‘constructive’ call with Taoiseach on Troubles legacy plans

In a call with Micheal Martin, the Prime Minister had what was described as a ‘constructive discussion’ on dealing with the legacy of the conflict.

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4 w. ago Andy Burnham says M60 ‘at saturation point’ after National Highways’ ‘failure to invest’ in roads

He accused national infrastructure bodies of neglecting the growing city region and thinking ‘we can do it on the cheap up there’

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4 w. ago Andy Burnham says ‘off the scale’ Oasis shows will be ‘remembered forever in Manchester’

The mayor said fans had created 'something quite special' and 'from what I know the band is really made up with it'

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