Let’s celebrate the successes of the NHS but also be honest about its weaknesses
Today the NHS is 65. One fact above all others confounds its critics on the Right: it remains…
Andy Burnham MP
The NHS is the Conservative Achilles heel
Yesterday’s efforts by the Tories to use the terrible failings at Stafford Hospital to score political points was…
Time for the government to start supporting young people
By Andy Burnham MP / @andyburnhammp These GCSE results reflect well on the young people of England, our…
Burnham appeals to Lib Dems over education bill
8th May 2011 Dear Colleague Education Bill: Remaining Stages The Education Bill will return to the House on…
Burnham says school funding is being cut in NASUWT speech
Good afternoon It’s great to be with you – even if it is as the first Labour Shadow…
Schools will struggle to complete essential repairs after Tory cuts
By Andy Burnham MP / @andyburnhammp At the Spending Review the government claimed to have found ‘more resources’…
Burnham urges Cameron to strip Gove of BSF review powers
Rt Hon David Cameron MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 14th February 2011 Dear Prime Minister, High…
Andy Burnham’s school sports speech
Yesterday Andy Burnham took education secretary Michael Gove to task over the dismantling of School Sport Partnerships. Ed…
Andy Burnham: “my passion in politics is raising aspiration for all”
Today Andy Burnham addressed the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in his first major since becoming…
NHS reforms: How Labour’s grassroots can fight back
By Andy Burnham MP / @andyburnhammp The coalition are attempting to push through their plans to break-up the…
