Liveblog: Labour wins mayoral results
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Local government
Burnham considering a run for Manchester mayor – so should he stay or go?
Andy Burnham is considering seeking the Labour nomination for the contest to be Manchester mayor, it emerged last…
Campaign round-up: Three days to go
It’s three days until voters go to the polls – here’s a quick look at how the elections are…
Kerry McCarthy and Marvin Rees: Why Labour’s vision must be a green vision
Earlier this year a well-attended event in Bristol saw local environmentalists, community activists and representatives of green organisations…
McDonnell aims to unlock £40bn economic boost with co-op sector expansion
John McDonnell will today lay out an ambitious vision for a more devolved and co-operative state that he…
Say No to an English Parliament, Alison McGovern tells party
Alison McGovern will today call on Labour colleagues to reject proposals for an English parliament and argue the…
Crowded primary schools undermine the case for yet more academies, Lucy Powell says
Tory plans for the mass conversion of schools to academies will cause the education system to “implode”, Lucy…
Labour must embrace devolution despite “centralist” instincts, says Tristram Hunt
Labour “must go further and faster” on devolution if the party is to provide an alternative to the…
Ivan Lewis: Manchester does not need or want forced academy status for its schools
George Osborne’s Budget announcement that all primary and secondary schools will be forced to become academies by…
Labour’s newest MP tells PLP to take councils seriously
Jim McMahon, Labour’s newest MP, has criticised the attitude of some in the party for underestimating the importance…
