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Andy Burnham has signalled he would overhaul England’s social care system this year if he became prime minister, the biggest indication yet of what his main…

Labour’s Josh Simons to stand down as Makerfield MP to free up seat for BurnhamJosh Simons, the former Cabinet Office minister who is MP for Makerfield,…

The Labour party’s civil war over the Gorton and Denton byelection has intensified after Andy Burnham accused Downing Street sources of lying about his decision to…

Dear Chair,I write to seek the permission of the NEC to enter the process for the selection of Labour’s candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton…

When Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader and a close ally of Andy Burnham, took to the stage at the Fabian conference in London on Saturday, she…

Andy Burnham has announced his intention to stand in the Gorton and Denton byelection in east Manchester, after months of speculation that he hoped to challenge…

Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure not to block Andy Burnham from making a comeback to parliament, with Angela Rayner planning to urge No 10 to…

A chapter in Andy Whitelaw’s memoir is called “Brainwashing (literally)”. Flushing out blood clots from a newborn’s brain to prevent damage was just one technique evolved…

Was this the year that British democracy as we have known it began to turn into something else? Politicians, voters and journalists have made this claim…

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has apologised for past police failings towards LGBTQ+ people, acknowledging “unacceptable discrimination and the pain and suffering it caused”.Campaigners…