14 h. ago Don't do it, Andy! Rachel Reeves pleads with Burnham to serve full term as Manchester mayor amid talk of a plot to oust Keir Starmer

The Chancellor used a media interview to suggest the former Labour cabinet minister should serve out a full term running the city until 2028.

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14 h. ago Map: Council tax winners and losers after government reveals funding

The plans have shifted funding towards more deprived areas

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16 h. ago No wonder they don't want us to vote! Grim figures show Rachel Reeves' raking in £5.5bn more tax in November BEFORE the Budget raid

Official figures showed central government receipts from tax and national insurance were up 7.3 per cent compared to November 2024.

Economics

30 h. ago Keir Starmer’s callous answers on farm tax show why his government is failing

The Prime Minister’s response on being told farmers with terminal illnesses were considering end their lives early to avoid Labour’s new inheritance tax on farms showed a startling lack of empathy

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34 h. ago Andy Burnham personally apologises to man ‘left stranded’ on Metrolink platform

"It should not happen. We will do better"

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35 h. ago Inheritance tax update as 'hated family tax must be scrapped'

A report into the planned government changes says the tax change was the biggest issue raised

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3 d. ago Government responds to calls for major tax rule change for state pensioners

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the tax free allowance for the state pension to be doubled

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3 d. ago Andy Burnham's hopes of Labour comeback to challenge Starmer could be thwarted... because he is not a woman

Andy Burnham has been at the centre of intense speculation, with allies saying he is poised to make a comeback to the Commons.

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4 d. ago Labour insiders lash back at Andy Burnham warning he WON'T get selected for Commons seat as Starmer leadership rumours swirl

Andy Burnham has been at the centre of intense speculation, with allies saying he is poised to make a comeback to the Commons.

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4 d. ago DWP update over state pensioners needing to fill in tax returns

The Government recently set out a new policy about tax on pensions. The full new state pension currently stands at £230.25 a week, or £11,973 annually

Economics

5 d. ago Andy Burnham hits back at claims he is plotting to replace Starmer as PM

The Greater Manchester mayor was responding to reports that he plans to run for a parliamentary seat before next May’s local elections to allow him to take over from Keir Starmer

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5 d. ago Shabana Mahmood tells Andy Burnham to 'focus on the day job' amid fresh claims he's ready to challenge Keir Starmer

The Home Secretary warned her party not to 'waste a single second' of being in power as she attempted to dampen down questions about the Prime Minister's future.

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5 d. ago Andy Burnham speaks out after fresh rumours over plot to return to Westminster

Fresh speculation emerged overnight that Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is seeking a Westminster comeback

Events

6 d. ago Starmer rocked by new Andy Burnham coup plot: PM's arch rival 'close to securing deal' over Commons seat to mount challenge

Mr Burnham has made little secret of his ambition to take the top job, and now his Commons allies say they have found a seat which is 'likely to come free' in the coming months.

Economics

6 d. ago 'We were lucky to have a true hero like you living among us for so long, Ike'

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham writes for the Manchester Evening News about his friend Ike Alterman and how meeting him remains one of the 'greatest privileges' of his life

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6 d. ago UK Government responds to calls to 'double' tax threshold for pensioners

A Government update has been issued after a petition was raised calling for the tax threshold for pensioners to be doubled

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6 d. ago Government issues update amid calls to 'double' UK State Pension tax threshold

A parliamentary petition claims that "State Pensioners should have double the tax-free allowance"

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7 d. ago Andy Burnham got a letter this week that's 'hugely significant' for Greater Manchester

"This is a hugely significant outcome for Greater Manchester"

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8 d. ago UK Government dismisses calls for new tax code and £25k allowance for pensioners

More than 25,400 people have signed an online petition calling for the introduction of a new tax code specifically for people over State Pension age in the UK, and the Government has now responded

Economics

8 d. ago Senate rejects dual healthcare bills as Obamacare tax credits expiration nears

Votes came as premium tax credits for estimated 21.8 million enrollees of plans set to expire at end of monthThe US Senate on Thursday rejected competing proposals to address the imminent expiration of subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, greatly increasing the chances that healthcare costs will soon rise to unaffordable levels for millions of Americans.The votes, part of a deal brokered between Republican majority leader John Thune and the Democratic senators who agreed to reopen the government after a historically long shutdown last month, came as premium tax credits for an estimated 21.8 million enrollees of the plans are set to expire at the end of the month. Health policy research group KFF estimates that annual premiums will more than double if the subsidies are allowed to expire. Continue reading...

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