4 h. ago HS2 scheme 'will not be completed on time' as report highlights 'litany' of failures behind '£100billion white elephant' railway line

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs the gargantuan project was an 'appalling mess', with an audit revealing endemic overspending, hundreds of millions of pounds wasted and poor decision-making.

Economics

13 h. ago Andy Burnham sets out where he wants the new grooming gangs inquiry to go in Greater Manchester

The Greater Manchester mayor launched his own local inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 2017 but says it wasn't enough

Events

15 h. ago HS2 rail line branded an 'appalling mess' and its opening is delayed past 2033 as focus switches to saving money after costs rose by £37BILLION

Heidi Alexander branded the building of a new line linking London, Birmingham and the North an 'appalling mess' and told MPs she saw 'no route' to getting trains running by 2033.

Economics

16 h. ago Teacher 'framed over good looks' has husband stand by her in student sex scandal

Christina Formella, 30, was pictured walking into court to face 52 new charges – including child sex and grooming – as she may be locked up for 60 years in 'appalling' case

Society

16 h. ago Andy Burnham has 'one last go' to save 250 jobs at Wigan glass factory

The Greater Manchester mayor met the Japanese owners this morning

Events

29 h. ago Controversial £1bn fund run by Andy Burnham's office extended by 10 years despite legal action

The GMCA has denied claims two loans were approved with ‘no lawful or proper process'

Economics

35 h. ago Andy Burnham's child sex abuse inquiry team 'resigned' after authorities 'lawyered up', MPs told

Baroness Louise Casey said that authorities in Greater Manchester were 'lawyering up' to fight over what data would be shared

Events

42 h. ago Asylum seekers and foreign nationals are behind 'significant proportion' of child sex grooming gang cases, Casey report warns

The long-awaited review by Whitehall troubleshooter Louise Casey was released yesterday after being commissioned at the start of the year.

Events

56 h. ago Out of area taxi loophole will be 'closed' to help tackle grooming gangs

Andy Burnham has repeated raised concerns about it

Events

57 h. ago Child sexual abuse victim criticises ‘smug’ Badenoch over grooming inquiry

Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde told the Commons he was ‘disgusted’ by the Conservative leader’s ‘party political assault’.

Events

57 h. ago The victims of grooming gangs deserve justice – at long last, they may get it

Editorial: The government’s decision to launch a full statutory inquiry into historic grooming cases is long overdue. Thousands of girls were failed not only by their abusers but by the very institutions and individuals meant to protect them. At last, a national reckoning is underway

Events

58 h. ago DAN HODGES: Starmer has known about the appalling abuse for a decade. Yet he opposed a national rape inquiry because he knew it would damage Labour

The Prime Minister had no need to wait for Baroness Casey's findings. He already knew the truth about the rape gangs. And now - to Sir Keir's eternal shame - so does the country...

Events

60 h. ago Audit found ‘clear evidence of representation’ of Asian and Pakistani men in grooming gang cases in local data, MPs told – UK politics live

Yvette Cooper tells parliament that Louise Casey audit found ‘organisations avoided topic for fear of appearing racist or raising community tensions’Starmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn his interview on the Sky News this morning Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that Keir Starmer should apologise for saying in January that those calling for a national inquiry into grooming gangs were jumping on a far-right bandwagon. Kemi Badenoch, his party leader, is also quoted today in an Daily Express splash story saying Starmer should apologise, but she is saying he should apologise for not agreeing to hold a national inquiry earlier.At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the No 10 spokesperson was asked if Starmer still thought that people who backed a national inquiry in January were joining a far-right bandwagon. In response, the spokesperson defended the phrase, and insisted that it only applied to Tories who were now demanding an inquiry they never set...

Politics

61 h. ago Grooming gangs have 'nowhere to hide' Yvette Cooper vows as damning report published

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told MPs the Government supports Baroness Louise Casey's call for a full national inquiry into grooming gangs to ensure lessons are learned

Events

3 d. ago 'Andy Burnham, you have a strong influence... use it to get this two

The Greater Manchester mayor has previously supported scrapping the policy which was first introduced by the Conservatives

Events

3 d. ago Andy Burnham welcomes grooming inquiry, admitting his review had 'limitations'

The Greater Manchester backed calls for a national probe earlier this year

Events

3 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry ‘must not delay action’ against child abuse, says NSPCC

Sir Keir Starmer said on Saturday he will launch a full inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting pressure for months.

Events

5 d. ago Alleged child sex abuse victim of Gateway Church founder Robert Morris sues him for defamation

The disgraced televangelist has made millions ‘preaching about sexual immorality’ while attempting to downplay allegations that he raped 12-year-old Cindy Clemishire, a new lawsuit claims

Events

5 d. ago Man charged with murdering baby, serious sex offences and child cruelty

Preston Davey died in July 2023 at 13 months old

Events

6 d. ago Alexander Dennis: SNP Government accused of prioritising foreign firms as 400 jobs face axe

Scottish Labour say the First Minister should follow the lead of Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who has procured around 160 vehicles from the Falkirk facility.

Politics