Burnham leads northern cities’ fury over Grayling’s rail betrayal
Andy Burnham has led condemnation from the leaders of some of the biggest cities in the north over…
Greater Manchester
Luke Akehurst: Our losses in local government were unprecedented
Every May since 2011 I have written a guide to what might constitute success for Labour in the…
McDonnell demands Labour “come out fighting” after string of local election losses
Labour must come out fighting after its “terrible” local election results, one of Jeremy Corbyn’s closes allies insisted…
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…
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…
Labour vote “ahead” of rival parties in four of the six metro mayor regions
Labour won a majority at the general election in four of the six city regions which will choose a…
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…
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…
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…
