News What about workers’ rights? – Burnham, O’Grady and Labour figures give their verdict on May’s big Brexit speech Andy Burnham says Labour’s team in local government has won a key concession from Theresa May in the fight… Emma Bean 17th January, 2017, 5:32 pm
News Burnham was right to pledge 15% of salary for the homeless – reader survey results Burnham is right to pledge 15 per cent of his income to homelessness reduction efforts, LabourList readers overwhelmingly… Emma Bean 13th January, 2017, 2:26 pm
News Weekly survey: NHS crisis, Burnham’s pledge and immigration The Red Cross has stepped in to bridge the gap in hospitals and described the situation as an… Emma Bean 10th January, 2017, 3:00 pm
Comment Politicians from the new Right are tapping into voter anger and claiming to speak for ordinary people – Burnham rally speech This is an extract from Andy Burnham’s speech at a rally in central Manchester today to launch his… Andy Burnham 7th January, 2017, 12:00 pm
News Burnham: I will take metro mayor pay cut to fund scheme to tackle homelessness Andy Burnham has pledged to give away at least 15 per cent of the metro mayor’s salary to… Peter Edwards 7th January, 2017, 7:00 am
News Metro mayors: Your guide to who is standing for Labour, where and when The Labour line-up for this year’s metro mayor elections is close to being completed. LabourList has a rundown… Emma Bean 6th January, 2017, 4:29 pm
Comment Andy Burnham: 2016 is over – It is time to let its rows and divisiveness die with it If 2016 was the year of political earthquakes, then 2017 must be when the Left dusts itself down… Andy Burnham 1st January, 2017, 12:01 am
News Social care settlement will barely “make a dent” in the funding gap The Tories have provided an “inadequate” social care “sticking plaster” in the council tax add-on Teresa Pearce has said.… Emma Bean 15th December, 2016, 6:28 pm
Comment Labour’s big players know we must debate immigration – but party must resist the lure of the right’s post-truth populism Immigration is a topic no one in Labour really relishes discussing. In this post-truth era, where facts no longer… Emma Bean 12th December, 2016, 5:00 pm
News Metro mayors should appoint co-op deputies, new report demands The new breed of metro mayors should appoint deputies to champion the growth of co-operatives across their regions,… Peter Edwards 12th November, 2016, 7:00 am