Why Andy Burnham is right to say this fight is not over
The coronavirus crisis has always been intensely political, but it has only recently become intensely party political. With…
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WATCH: Government “weirdly obsessed” with Andy Burnham, says Lisa Nandy
Labour’s Lisa Nandy has remarked that the government is “weirdly obsessed” with Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham after…
“This isn’t a game. This is about people’s lives” – Ashworth’s response to Hancock
Below is the full speech delivered by Jonathan Ashworth tonight in response to Matt Hancock’s House of Commons…
Burnham says “this fight is not over” as government rejects £15m a month plan
Labour mayor Andy Burnham has declared that “this fight is not over” after the UK government rejected the…
A short, sharp, shock to turn back the clock on the Covid crisis
“A short, sharp, shock to turn back the clock, slow down the virus and buy us more time.”…
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:…
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…
Sunday shows: “I would do anything to protect low-paid workers,” says Burnham
The Andrew Marr Show Labour mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham explained why he and other leaders in the…
Greater Manchester leaders issue joint statement opposing Tier 3 lockdown
The mayor of Greater Manchester, deputy mayors and all local leaders have issued a joint statement declaring their…
Government imposes further Covid restrictions on local areas “by imposition, not consent”
We might have assumed that this week would be dominated by Brexit news, as Boris Johnson did set…
