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Conservative party leader says she believes show ‘is based on real story’, a claim described as wholly untrue by writer and co-creator of seriesRichard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, is giving evidence to the Treasury committee….
Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levelsThe number of young people not in education, employment or training has risen to unacceptable levels because Whitehall is faili…
Club co-owner’s request for hundreds of millions of pounds to help regenerate local area labelled ‘outrageous’ by criticsSir Jim Ratcliffe, the co-owner of Manchester United, has been challenged over the proposed use of hundreds of millions of pounds o…
Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automaticallyManchester will enjoy a transport network on “a footing with London, New York and Madrid” when contactless tap-in fares launch across its buses fro…
Party’s longest-serving MP says she agrees with Ed Balls and Andy Burnham, who have criticised planned welfare cutsUK politics live – latest updatesCutting benefits for disabled people is “not a Labour thing to do”, Diane Abbott has said, as a backlash…
Government ‘fast running out of time’ to pass bill reforming rental market, a cross-party open letter arguesMichael Gove has won a battle with No 10 to push ahead with a ban on no-fault evictions and other reforms, but renters will not get protection u…
Exclusive: Relations said to be improving with Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham, who praised Gray’s inputUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has cleared the air with some of his party’s most high-profile mayors after a crunch meeting in London fac…
Labour says HS2 costs almost trebled while Sunak was chief secretary to the Treasury, chancellor and then PMSusan Hall, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, has said she did not intend to cause any offence when she liked tweets praising Enoch P…
Regional leaders express dismay at prospect of ditching high-speed rail project’s northern legFive Labour mayors have urged Rishi Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2 as it would “leave swathes of the north with Victorian transport infrastructur…
Greater Manchester mayor urges Rishi Sunak to listen to leaders in north before making decision on high-speed rail projectUK politics live – latest updatesThe mayor of Greater Manchester has urged ministers to talk to leaders in the north of England be…