Richard Leese to stand down as Manchester City Council leader
Sir Richard Leese has announced that he will be standing down as the leader of Manchester City Council…
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Burnham: No regrets on standing up to government over Tier 3 measures
Andy Burnham has declared that he has no regrets over standing up to the government over imposing Tier…
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…
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:…
WATCH: Government must listen to councils on lockdown, says Burnham
Andy Burnham has said that the UK has been trying to fight the coronavirus pandemic with a “Whitehall-knows-best…
Labour to Win: The road to No 10 runs through Greater Manchester
Three months into his leadership, Keir Starmer has already achieved the highest net satisfaction scores of any opposition…
Universal basic income should be considered for recovery, says Burnham
Andy Burnham has suggested that the government should consider introducing a universal basic income to “address health and…
This is a watershed moment in the fight against racism
The murder of George Floyd was truly shocking. Watching footage of his arrest and death has left many…
How local government has responded to Covid-19 – and what it means financially
Each day this week I’ve written about a different element of the local government response to Covid-19. Whilst…
Are Labour ‘establishment’ councils the problem?
In May 1973, Ted Heath was Prime Minister, Pink Floyd had recently released their album Dark Side of…
