Jo Platt selected for Leigh after strong Burnham backing
Councillor and CLP secretary Jo Platt has been selected as the Labour candidate in Leigh, following Andy Burnham’s…
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Updated: The winners, runners and riders for the vacancies in 13 Labour seats
Labour officials are this week interviewing candidates for a host of winnable or safe seats. The resignation of…
Updated: Leigh runners and riders: Former PPCs battle ex-Burnham aide
A councillor and former aide to Andy Burnham, as well as a prominent equality campaigner, are among the…
Thursday 10pm: Which Labour MPs have said they will stand down at the election?
Tom Blenkinsop, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Alan Johnson, Hull West and Hessle Iain Wright, Hartlepool Andrew Smith, Oxford…
Jim Dowd becomes eighth Labour MP to call time on Commons career
The number of Labour MPs standing down at the election reached eight last night as Jim Dowd signalled…
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 triumphs in Greater Manchester mayoral selection
Andy Burnham has been chosen as Labour’s candidate for Greater Manchester mayor, saying he will not let Theresa…
Burnham signs up Andrew Gwynne to run Greater Manchester bid
Andy Burnham today steps up his bid to be Labour’s mayoral candidate in Greater Manchester by announcing…
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