News Burnham: Don’t vote for Brexit to punish politicians over immigration failures Andy Burnham has warned the public not to vote to treat the EU referendum as a single issue… Sarah Pine 9th June, 2016, 11:33 am
News Momentum activists organise in move to assert influence Momentum activists will gather at two high-profile conferences over the weekend – the People’s PPE day-long event and… Sarah Pine 3rd June, 2016, 3:26 pm
News Burnham defends Cabinet experience after criticism from Liverpool mayor The mayor of Liverpool has taken the unusual step of criticising shadow Cabinet minister Andy Burnham as the… Peter Edwards 1st June, 2016, 11:57 am
Comment Burnham, Berger, Khan: why are Labour frontbenchers looking to leave Westminster? Is Andy Burnham’s announcement that he wants to run for Greater Manchester Mayor a sign of things to come? Burnham… Conor Pope 20th May, 2016, 3:00 pm
News McDonnell joins forces with Greens for pro-EU tour John McDonnell has revealed he will join forces with Green Party politicians Caroline Lucas and Natalie Bennett, as… Sarah Pine 16th May, 2016, 10:01 am
Comment Working with the Northern Powerhouse is not getting into the bed with the enemy – it’s standing up for your community The recent Budget put the spotlight back on the Government’s “devolution revolution”, with a number of new… Alexandra Jones 18th April, 2016, 3:27 pm
News 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… Sarah Pine 18th April, 2016, 9:32 am
Comment 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… Ivan Lewis 17th April, 2016, 8:53 am
News Richard Leese rules himself out of race for Manchester mayor Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester council has ruled himself out of standing as Labour candidate for Manchester mayor… Sarah Pine 24th February, 2016, 10:55 am
News Tony Lloyd confirms he wants to be Labour’s candidate for Manchester mayor Greater Manchester police and crime commissioner Tony Lloyd has ended weeks of speculation and confirmed he wants to… Peter Edwards 12th February, 2016, 11:23 am