Bev Craig: Andy Burnham’s ‘protégé’ who wants to be more powerful than he was

Ashington is an old coal mining town in the North East of England that fell by the wayside during the deindustrialisation of the Margaret Thatcher era. Its last pit closed in 1986 and its largest employer, an aluminum smelter, shut down in 2012.

Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet MPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” tlauo gain more control of failing companies, as the row over whether or not…

Significant boost for new prime minister Andy Burnham while Reform UK ‘massively underperforms’

Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda has been slammed over its “top down” approach after the Prime Minister unveiled new plans to share income tax revenue with local leaders. Burnham, himself a former Manchester mayor, said regional leaders in England will begin receiving a “greater…

People across Greater Manchester will vote tomorrow for who they want to replace Andy Burnham as mayor.

Labour’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election tells The Independent how she plans to be different to Andy Burnham, and what she would demand from him if she wins