‘He’s a natural’: Andy Burnham’s allies give his social media style a thumbs up
Andy Burnham launching his campaign as Labour’s candidate for the byelection in Makerfield on Friday. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in…
Burnham to launch byelection campaign as Green candidate quits after just nine hours – UK politics live
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. Andy Burnham is set to officially launch his campaign…
Andy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it | John Harris
Andy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it John Harris…
Ditched government projects lost taxpayer £6.6bn last year, watchdog says
A 2022 protest in London over the Rwanda deportation scheme. The spending watchdog said successive governments had cancelled projects only…
Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC
Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to…
TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election
Paul Nowak, the general secretary of the TUC, said Labour had to ‘show working-class people that they are on their…
Manchester messiah Burnham anointed to fix Westminster politics | John Crace
For Andy Burnham, the doubters only make him stronger. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/GettyView image in fullscreenFor Andy Burnham, the doubters only…
Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister
Andy Burnham told BBC Radio Manchester that politics was made ‘for other people in other places – and that’s what…
Net migration into UK almost halved in 2025, official figures show – politics live
Net migration to the UK stood at an estimated 171,000 in the year to December 2025, down nearly a half…
Wes Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch
Wes Streeting: ‘The wealth gap has widened, the opportunity gap is widening and the gap between earned income and unearned…