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
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.…
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…
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,…
Burnham: It’s time to change political culture in Washington and Westminster
The political culture in Washington and Westminster has “failed to provide answers” amid the decline of industry, Andy…
Union could “fracture” if inequality not tackled – say Jones, Dugdale, Khan and Burnham
Vast gaps in who has Britain’s wealth have driven “a wedge between people and politics”, Sadiq Khan and the…
Inequality is “driving a wedge between people and politics” – say Jones, Khan, Dugdale and Burnham
This is a joint statement from Kezia Dugdale, Scottish Labour leader, Carwyn Jones, first minister of Wales, Sadiq…
We will “never give up” on Orgreave vows Burnham as home secretary vanishes
Andy Burnham today accused Amber Rudd of being “out of her depth” after she failed to show up…
Narrow judicial inquiry would be “unacceptable” – Abbott and Burnham statements on new Orgreave probe
Diane Abbott, shadow Home Secretary, and Andy Burnham, her predecessor and now Labour’s candidate for the Manchester mayoralty,…
Labour tells Theresa May: Orgreave inquiry must avoid new cover-up
Senior Labour politicians have warned Theresa May against a “narrow” inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave as speculation…
