2 h. ago This map shows how Andy Burnham will 'reindustrialise the birthplace of industrial revolution'

The mayor's new plan, which he called 'Manchesterism', could bring in thousands of homes, tens of thousands of jobs, and an economic boost worth billions

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer leadership challenge would be 'stupid idea', Rachel Reeves warns

Appearing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chancellor also said Labour's plan for the economy would 'reap dividends this year' as inflation begins to get back to target

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer’s leadership under pressure from Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham

Senior figures from Labour leftwing burnish their profiles with public interventions

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9 h. ago Andy Burnham on what Greater Manchester can expect as Campaign for Gigi gathers pace

The campaign is seeking urgent improved safety measures for nurseries and early years settings

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23 h. ago "Greater Manchester will get behind you" Andy Burnham tells family of Genevieve Meehan

"If we can do it in Greater Manchester, maybe that will make a case for national legislation"

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33 h. ago Starmer ‘wants to get balance right’ on Hillsborough Law after amendment pulled

Ministers are now speaking to campaigners and bereaved families to try to agree on how to move forward.

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33 h. ago Mayor of Greater Manchester to develop 'safety in setting' action plan to early years providers

Andy Burnham has spoken of his support for the Campaign for Gigi

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57 h. ago Security services will not be ‘exempt’ from Hillsborough Law, says Nandy

Amendments proposed by the Government brought spies within the scope of the legislation, subject to the approval of the head of their service.

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2 d. ago GLEN OWEN: Will Ed Miliband back Andy Burnham's bid to topple Starmer in return for keys to the Exchequer?

GLEN OWEN: The Prime Minister is widely expected to face a challenge after May's local elections, which on current polling trends will prove disastrous for Labour.

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3 d. ago Leadership speculation around Andy Burnham could be 'devastating', says Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy said any distraction could make northern towns, disproportionately affected by Conservative decisions from 2010 to 2024, suffer most

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3 d. ago 'We're in the fight of our lives for the future of democracy'

Deputy Labour leader, Lucy Powell, said 'it would be madness to change leaders' following rife speculation that Andy Burnham will make a return to Westminster to bid for leadership

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer 'under pressure to sack Wes Streeting' for disloyalty over leadership ambitions

Cabinet ministers are said to have become increasingly frustrated by the Health Secretary's outspoken pronouncements.

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4 d. ago Mayor Andy Burnham calls for 'fair remedy' for residents living in the shadow of controversial 'cruise liner' warehouses

An independent review has concluded consultation for the original plans was 'wholly inadequate'

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5 d. ago “Appalling”: Andy Burnham weighs in on Holiday Inn refusing homeless men rooms during

The hotel apologised

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6 d. ago Andy Burnham's city centre Metrolink tunnel plan will be 'looked at' by Rachel Reeves in major step forward

It all rests on one report

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7 d. ago Starmer's rivals jostle for power with row over the blob: Wes Streeting defends Whitehall civil servants as Andy Burnham says 'unelected state' is hindering growth

Wes Streeting mounted a furious defence of civil servants against Labour critics - including the PM - before Andy Burnham said the 'unelected state' was hindering growth.

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7 d. ago Andy Burnham piles pressure on Rachel Reeves to 'rebalance' taxes on the high street after Chancellor refuses to extend rate bail out beyond pubs despite fear of mass closures

The Greater Manchester mayor, a former Cabinet minister and possible challenger to Keir Starmer, said changes were needed as part of wider reform that includes revaluing council tax.

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8 d. ago Social media is corrupting young minds – but a ban is not the answer | Zoe Williams

Kicking under-16s off the social platforms is tempting, but it ignores the root of the problem: the older generations who made them so toxic in the first placeKemi Badenoch is evolving into one of those politicians who, whatever she says, it’s not just likely to be wrong, it’s likely to be the opposite of what’s right. She says Greenland is not a big deal (a “second-order issue” is how she described it to the BBC) – it is a big deal. She says net zero is too expensive – the opposite is true: net-anything-but-zero is a cost we can’t afford.But her promise to ban under-16s from using social media, echoing Australia’s recent move, is hard to write off completely; people across the spectrum, including Andy Burnham, agree with it. Nobody who has ever met a teenager, or read the news, will be completely at ease with the role of social media in young lives. There are horrific effects, which have been well documented and inadequately addressed ever since the death of 14-year-old Molly Russe...

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8 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: A safe seat for Burnham to put the Bootle in?

Has Andy Burnham finally found a safe way back to the Commons so he can challenge Keir Starmer?

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1 week ago How Andy Burnham responded when asked to promise to 'put safety of girls before fear of upsetting people'

'Can you promise us all now that you will put the safety of our young women and girls before the fear of upsetting people?'

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