48 m. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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13 h. ago High court battle over Andy Burnham's giant housing plan ends in disappointment for campaigners

Campaigners challenged the Places for Everyone plan, alleging the Greater Manchester Combined Authority ‘erred in law’

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19 h. ago How to be a good traitor: Psychologist reveals three ways to get away with lying

Here’s what psychology tells us about how best to defend yourself from accusations that you are lying

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45 h. ago Andy Burnham speaks out on Manchester Pride liquidation for the first time

'There’s a difference between Pride as an occasion we know so well and the organisation that runs it'

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46 h. ago 'At a loss': Andy Burnham speaks out as hundreds to be evicted from Seven Sisters flats

It's the latest twist in the future of the 1960s blocks

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3 d. ago More than 5,000 Greater Manchester children could benefit from bus pass Andy Burnham 'carefully looking at'

The mayor said he would 'carefully' examine the proposal from the M.E.N., supported by MPs and charities

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5 d. ago Andy Burnham gets extra £20m for Greater Manchester's 'brightest minds'

It takes the total the government is giving the region to £50m

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6 d. ago Labour 'tears up Islamophobia definition' amid free speech concerns

Ministers formed a working group aimed at defining Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred in February, in a bid to stem rising numbers of hate crimes against Muslims.

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7 d. ago Ukrainian men aged 21 and 35 deny plotting arson attacks on properties linked to Keir Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Petro Pochynok, 35, are accused of targeting two homes and a car alongside a third defendant, Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27.

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8 d. ago Man Utd want government to help deliver wider regeneration around new stadium

United have ambitious designs – a new 100,000 capacity stadium – but first need to acquire a piece of privately-owned land near the Stretford End.

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8 d. ago Andy Burnham launches key weapon to make Bee Network 'one of the safest transport systems in the world'

It will be overseen by the cop who commanded GMP's response to the Crumpsall terror attack

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1 week ago ‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activistsHuman rights defenders organizing to prevent climate catastrophe are facing a surge in reprisals, as governments around the world denigrate, delegitimize and criminalize activists in spite of worsening global heating, a top United Nations official has told the Guardian.Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders since 2020, has documented hundreds of cases where states have sought to smear and silence climate defenders engaged in peaceful protest, non-violent civil disobedience and litigation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Revealed: Andy Burnham accepted £12,000 tickets and hospitality in two years as PM's rival is dragged into Labour freebies row

The Tories said the £118,267-a-year Greater Manchester mayor should answer 'serious questions about his integrity' instead of eying up a move to Number 10.

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham reveals policing protests 'every weekend' has left GMP with a £2m blackhole

'We are increasingly dealing with a level of protest and activity in the city that presents real challenges'

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham reveals policing Gaza protests 'every weekend' has left GMP with a £2m blackhole

'We are increasingly dealing with a level of protest and activity in the city that presents real challenges'

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2 w. ago Even the Conservatives can't stop talking about Andy Burnham

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch made sure to mention the Greater Manchester mayor in her speech at the party's conference

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2 w. ago Jewish council calls for cancellation of ‘shameful’ Bob Vylan Manchester gig

The punk duo is due to play the Manchester Academy on November 5.

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work'

The Greater Manchester mayor says the government should be building more council homes instead of relying on developers

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2 w. ago Robert Jenrick 'racism' row: Top Tory says he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham

The shadow justice secretary has been defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism

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2 w. ago Jenrick defends saying he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham area

The shadow justice secretary was also defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism.

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