The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Councillors call for some cars to be charged for driving into Manchester city centre

Manchester council is not looking at implementing an Ultra Low Emission Zone as it waits for a decision on the Clean Air Zone

Manchester Evening News · Oct 9, 2022

Free money for all: How universal basic income entered the political mainstream

Its advocates range from Tim Berners-Lee to Pope Francis, while Andy Burnham has said he’d like to see it trialled in Greater Manchester. So could UBI be an idea whose time has come?

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

The once 'poor' Greater Manchester town that's becoming a place that 'wants for nothing'

“If you had said to me then, in 2001, that 20 years hence Leigh would host a UEFA Championship and a world cup, then even I would’ve struggled to believe that was possible"

Manchester Evening News · Oct 8, 2022

'Dutch-style' cycling vision could be brought to Wigan thanks to new £80k funding package

Wigan is the first of the five boroughs who applied for the Mini Hollands Feasibility Study grant of £78,947.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022

"The Government has rewarded chaos and failure": Anger in Greater Manchester as Avanti handed new six-month rail contract

'People deserve far better'

Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022

Home Office issue Hillsborough apology as politicians call for review postponement

The Home Office has issued an apology to the Hillsborough families over not telling them about the review

Liverpool Echo · Oct 7, 2022

Avanti given six more months to run west coast mainline despite 'unacceptable' service

The firm cut trains from Manchester to London to one an hour this summer

Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022

Avanti West Coast handed six-month lifeline to improve trains after months of chaos

The train firm will get an extension to April 1, giving it one last chance to win a contract to carry on running the West Coast Main Line, in what unions branded a 'reward for failure'

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Prime Minister rules out energy-saving information campaign - despite blackout warning

Liz Truss reportedly blocked Jacob Ress-Mogg's proposal

Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022

Government to 'consider all options' on Avanti as calls grow for West Coast Main Line operator's contract to be removed

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham hits out at "chaos" on line

Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022