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:…
Andy Burnham
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…
Labour would have followed ‘circuit breaker’ SAGE advice, Ashworth says
While every other lobby journalist was distracted by the publication of the September scientific advisory group for emergencies…
Starmer’s ‘abstention strategy’ comes under pressure as PM unveils tier system
The Prime Minister will deliver a statement this afternoon on the new ‘three tier’ system, under which every…
‘Captain Hindsight’: Labour’s tricky coronavirus challenge
Government communications are not improving. You would have thought that they would be learning from their mistakes during…
Labour representatives form ‘Alliance for Full Employment’ backed by Gordon Brown
Labour representatives from across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom have come together and formed a…
Local Covid lockdowns should not be based on political bias, warns Labour
The Labour Party has raised concerns over decisions around local Covid restrictions being made by the UK government…
