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Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor says policy introduced in 2017 is arbitrary and cannot be justifiedAndy Burnham has thrown further weight behind calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit, calling it an abhorrent policy, which represents the “worst…
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor says policy introduced in 2017 is arbitrary and cannot be justifiedAndy Burnham has thrown further weight behind calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit, calling it an abhorrent policy, which represents the “worst…
Thinktank’s Alexander Iosad claims says cards will tackle illegal migration and help people access government servicesSweeney asked about Northern Powerhouse Rail, and reports it is being shelved again.Burnham said these reports were “disappointing”.It…
Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is requiredUK politics – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer to become prime ministe…
Manchester mayor urges Keir Starmer to reveal plans to deliver reform but denies he is plotting to replace PMWes Streeting, the health secretary, has described Nigel Farage over his comment implying Donald Trump might be right about paracetamol posing …
The Greater Manchester mayor has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions, but faces significant obstaclesWhen Andy Burnham addressed a gala dinner this week, he was as coy as he could have been in a week when speculation about his future ambi…
Deputy leadership hopeful rubbishes claim she and Bridget Phillipson are stand-ins for prime ministerial battleUK politics live – latest updatesLucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claimi…
The Manchester mayor has never been shy about his ambitions. But is he planning to capitalise on a weakening Starmer?Good morning. It’s been a torrid summer of getting screamed at, dumped on and generally run ragged by those who wouldn’t even be there …
With his government mired in scandal, an operation to dethrone Starmer is now under wayThere has been a joke going around Labour MPs over the past week about three envelopes in Soviet Russia. “Whenever you run into trouble, open them in order,” the ins…
Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the…