The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

TransPennine Express cancelled almost a quarter of all trains in a month, including 1,048 the night before

Mayor Andy Burnham has repeated a call for the operator to be stripped of its franchise

Manchester Evening News · Feb 17, 2023

The Mancunian Way: Not on the buses

Londoners more likely to catch the bus than Mancs PLUS Labour row over ‘London clique’

Manchester Evening News · Feb 15, 2023

All Greater Manchester households will pay up to £40 more a year in council tax

There will be a 6 pc increase in the parts of the bill which go towards the police and the fire service

Manchester Evening News · Feb 15, 2023

'You can't develop a career by staying at home in your pyjamas every day': Big interview with Booking.com boss Glenn Fogel as £80m UK head office opens

The new HQ is on the former site of the famous Granada Studios next to the old Coronation Street set

Birmingham Post · Feb 8, 2023

Government could still require Greater Manchester to enforce Clean Air Zone charges

Greater Manchester has still not convinced the government that it will improve air quality enough without introducing charges

Manchester Evening News · Feb 7, 2023

Andy Burnham: Desperately sad to see NHS on its knees with goodwill in balance

Writing for The Mirror, Andy Burnham calls on the government to give nurses the pay rise they deserve and get the NHS back on track

Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023

Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone cameras are helping catch criminals - but a police chief wants to go further

400 cameras were erected for the Clean Air Zone which never went ahead

Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023

City centre skyscraper developer borrows another £120m of public money

The Manchester-based developer has borrowed £268.5m for six schemes so far but has fully repaid the loans for three of them

Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023

Northern England may need to be a self-governing state to truly rise again – but is Starmer ready for that?

Powerhouses, levelling up, taking back control: the Labour leader says he is done with such ‘sticking plaster’ solutions, says Alex Niven, a Newcastle University lecturer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

The Mancunian Way: Walkout Wednesday

Why did teachers, civil servants, uni staff, train and bus drivers strike today? PLUS Maid café staff say venue is misunderstood

Manchester Evening News · Feb 1, 2023