Hope at the heart of Afzal Khan’s campaign in iconic Manchester seat
“I’m confident, but not complacent”, says Afzal Khan, Labour’s candidate for Manchester Gorton. He is of, course, right…
Andy Burnham
Now the poetry is over: how Labour’s metro mayors can govern in prose and begin the job of changing lives
Labour mayors are now in place in both Manchester and Liverpool. The newly elected politicians have an ability to…
Andrew Gwynne: Labour is setting the agenda while the empty Tories avoid scrutiny like the plague
This is the latest in a series of weekly election campaign blogs written by Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s campaigns…
We are drawing a line under three decades of privatisation – Corbyn’s speech at election campaign launch
This is the full speech delivered by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the party’s campaign launch in Manchester.…
McDonnell demands Labour “come out fighting” after string of local election losses
Labour must come out fighting after its “terrible” local election results, one of Jeremy Corbyn’s closes allies insisted…
Jubilant Andy Burnham puts action on homelessness at heart of “new era” for Greater Manchester
Andy Burnham vowed to “take control” for Greater Manchester and to tackle the scourge of homelessness after being…
Local elections liveblog: Tories win West Midlands mayoralty as Burnham takes Manchester
9pm One final result from earlier – The Tories have won the metro mayor’s post in Cambridgeshire and…
Who are the Labour candidates today?
The polls have opened in local and mayoral elections in England, Wales and Scotland. Several big-hitters from the…
Jo Platt selected for Leigh after strong Burnham backing
Councillor and CLP secretary Jo Platt has been selected as the Labour candidate in Leigh, following Andy Burnham’s…
Updated: Leigh runners and riders: Former PPCs battle ex-Burnham aide
A councillor and former aide to Andy Burnham, as well as a prominent equality campaigner, are among the…
