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The Latest Breaking News from Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham hits back at Labour critics over challenge to Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor says he wants conference dominated by leadership speculation to be a success

The Guardian - UK

Burnham says he hopes Britain rejoins EU as he hits back at Reeves and Starmer on the economy

Greater Manchester mayor denied he would be ‘hopeless’ on the economy as he tried to play down speculation over his political ambitions

The Independent UK

Burnham opposes digital ID and defends economic agenda after Reeves’ swipe

The Greater Manchester Mayor said ‘not now’ when asked if he was in favour of rolling out the identity system.

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Andy Burnham says ‘climate of fear’ in Labour is shutting down debate

Greater Manchester mayor calls for change as he continues criticism of party under Starmer at conference fringe event

The Guardian - UK

Labour must change ‘climate of fear’, says Burnham

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham was greeted with multiple rounds of applause as he spoke at a conference fringe event on electoral reform.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham comes out fighting as he warns Starmer’s Labour faces ‘peril’ and must change ‘climate of fear’

His comments come after the PM compared the Greater Manchester mayor to Liz Truss

The Independent UK

Oasis pay tribute to Ricky Hatton at Wembley gig after boxer’s death

British boxing legend Hatton died aged 46 at his home in Greater Manchester earlier this month

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Homes must be built in ‘right’ parts of England to tackle shortages – think tank

Areas such as Greater Manchester and Birmingham with ‘huge productivity potential’ are key to economic growth, the Resolution Foundation said.

Evening Standard

New homes must be built in the ‘right’ areas to tackle shortages, Starmer told

A think tank says areas such as Greater Manchester and Birmingham have ‘huge productivity potential’

The Independent UK

'It would be a lovely thing...' Ricky Hatton statue backed by Gogglebox star Stephen Webb

Following the shock death of Ricky Hatton, thousands of people have called for a bronze statue of the former world boxing champion to be erected in his hometown of Hyde, Greater Manchester, North East of England, and now his 2024 Dancing on Ice co-star Stephen Webb has publicly backed the…

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Labour’s internal warfare breaks open as Starmer and ministers criticise Andy Burnham

Starmer is understood to be furious at Greater Manchester mayor’s admission that he would seek to challenge for the leadership

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham alarms investors with call to end UK dependence on foreign lenders

Approach would risk fresh bond market crisis, say investors, amid speculation Greater Manchester mayor is seeking Westminster return

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham calls for two-child benefit cap to be axed in direct challenge to Keir Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor has said Labour MPs are urging him to challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership

The Independent UK

Burnham insists he is ‘committed’ to mayoral job but will not ‘toe the line’

The senior politician again declined to rule out a tilt for the Prime Minister’s job if he won enough backing.

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The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham calls two-child benefit limit the ‘worst of Westminster’

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor says policy introduced in 2017 is arbitrary and cannot be justified

Evening Standard

Who is Andy Burnham? Manchester mayor's by-election bid gets blocked by Labour

Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election after Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC)’s subgroup voted against his candidacy by a clear majority

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: ID cards ‘will make Britons’ everyday lives easier and build trust’, claims Blair thinktank - as it happened

Thinktank’s Alexander Iosad claims says cards will tackle illegal migration and help people access government services

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Burnham says MPs are privately urging him to challenge Starmer for Labour leadership

Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is required

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The Independent UK

Andy Burnham: The ‘King of the North’ whose bid to return to Westminster sparked Labour civil war

PROFILE: Keir Starmer is floundering in the polls, and Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Sean O’Grady asks whether the ‘King of the North’ could be its knight in shining armour, even after his Westminster bid was blocked by Starmer

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham urges ‘wholesale change’ to see off ‘existential’ threat to Labour

The Mayor of Greater Manchester criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s running of the Government ahead of the Labour conference.

The Independent UK

Britain needs ‘wholesale change’, Andy Burnham says in challenge to Starmer days before Labour conference

The Greater Manchester mayor is being talked up for a parliamentary comeback to take over from Keir Starmer with Labour struggling in the polls

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Labour 'chaos' as senior MSP backs Andy Burnham over Keir Starmer

The "chaos" of Labour infighting has reached north of the Border, the SNP have said, after a senior Scottish Labour MSP appeared to back…

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham, the man who would be king

The Greater Manchester mayor has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions, but faces significant obstacles

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham refuses to rule out Labour leadership bid in threat to Starmer

‘I have never ruled out going back to Westminster. And obviously, I do watch what is going on down there,’ the Greater Manchester mayor said

The Independent UK

Lisa Nandy defies Starmer by backing Labour leadership hopefuls Andy Burnham and Lucy Powell

MPs believe Greater Manchester mayor poised to make comeback at Westminster, as prime minister’s woes grow

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