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…
Andy Burnham
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…
Thursday 10pm: Which Labour MPs have said they will stand down at the election?
Tom Blenkinsop, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Alan Johnson, Hull West and Hessle Iain Wright, Hartlepool Andrew Smith, Oxford…
Jim Dowd becomes eighth Labour MP to call time on Commons career
The number of Labour MPs standing down at the election reached eight last night as Jim Dowd signalled…
Tony Blair: The Brexit threat means it is time to cross party lines
This is the full text of the statement published by Tony Blair on his Institute for Global Change…
Liveblog: Corbyn, Dugdale and Abbott on Election 17 announcement
17.50 That’s it for us for the day, we’ll be back tomorrow to bring you all the latest news…
Burnham: How we can heal social divides and rebuild Labour outside of London
“The first job is to excite people. It is a new beginning for Greater Manchester – we’re on…
