‘A Fair Banking Act is essential to allowing every postcode to access growth’
Andy Burnham has set an ambitious challenge for this Labour government: to deliver good growth in every postcode.…
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Susan Hinchcliffe: Why I want to be Labour’s candidate for West Yorkshire mayor
I’m the leader of Bradford Council and chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. I led the negotiations…
National ‘firebreak’ lockdown announced for Wales
Mark Drakeford has declared that Wales will go into a national “time-limited firebreak” lockdown, describing the measure as…
Miliband accuses ministers of trying to “pretend no deal doesn’t mean no deal”
Ed Miliband has accused the government of “trying to pull the wool over people’s eyes to pretend no…
WATCH: “It’s not about the size of the cheque,” says Burnham
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has criticised a rumoured £100m government lockdown support package for the area, saying:…
Labour shadow minister Yasmin Qureshi hospitalised with Covid
Yasmin Qureshi MP has been admitted to hospital and is being treated for pneumonia after contracting coronavirus along…
TUC warns government against scrapping “vital” in-work training fund
The TUC has urged the government to reverse plans to end the Union Learning Fund (ULF) as the…
Gordon Brown calls for UK-wide jobs summit as youth unemployment rockets
Gordon Brown is calling for a UK-wide jobs summit as youth unemployment amid the coronavirus economic crisis is…
Local lockdown talks continue as UK heads for ‘bigger-than-80s’ challenge
The government is pushing on with its messy local lockdown plan, insisting that the national ‘circuit break’ idea…
Burnham urges Westminster party leaders to help break impasse over Tier 3
Andy Burnham has written to the Prime Minister and all Westminster party leaders today asking them to help…
Fiona Dent: Why I’m standing to represent local parties on Labour’s NEC
Standing for Labour’s national executive committee is challenging as an independent but very worthwhile as it raises the…
