Burnham starts byelection campaign with thinly veiled pitch for No 10
‘This is a change byelection,’ says Labour mayor as he launches bid for Makerfield seat and lays out policy viewsUK politics live – latest updatesAndy...
Burnham to launch byelection campaign as Green candidate quits after just nine hours – UK politics live
Andy Burnham expected to address supporters in the morning as he officially launches campaign to be Labour candidate for MakerfieldGood morning and we...
Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister
Manchester mayor and Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’UK politics live – late...
Manchester shows biggest fall in inner-city deprivation in boost for Burnham
City made outsized contribution to falling levels of deprivation between 2010 and 2025, thinktank finds Manchester has recorded the biggest fall in in...
Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester understood to support home secretary’s push to limit legal and illegal migrationAndy Burnham is backing Shabana Mahmood’...
Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection
Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to come Andy Burnham will face Reform UK’s Robert...
Can Burnham turn ‘Manchesterism’ into a practical offer for government?
Roots of idea for ‘ending neoliberalism’ have been growing over many months – with many different influencesManchesterism is “the end of neoliberalism...
Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour candidate for Makerfield byelection
Party confirms that no other candidates have been shortlisted for election expected to take place on 18 JuneUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burn...
Labour likely to win next election with Burnham as leader, say party members – UK politics live
YouGov polling reveals support for prospective challenger, with members believing Starmer could not secure another victory Unemployment in the UK has ...
Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer
Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the ...
Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham
If most popular Labour politician cannot win this seat then party’s electoral problems run deeper than Keir StarmerThe Makerfield byelection is bigger...
Greens split over how hard to challenge Burnham in Makerfield byelection
Some in party fear all-out campaign could boost Reform UK chancesThe Greens are locked in an internal debate about how hard to challenge Andy Burnham ...
Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU
Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in first speech since announcing Makerfield byelection runUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnh...
Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say
Reform, which won more than 50% of the local election vote, is likely to focus heavily on immigration and BrexitAndy Burnham faces a perilous race to ...
