The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns

The Levelling Up secretary said Awaab's death has reinforced the need for action during a speech in Manchester today - he's announced £30m for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands

The Wigan MP and shadow minister is due to appear opposite Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove

Local leaders will be making their case at Convention of the North

They have laws requiring equality between the states and a funding regime to make it happen. Imagine that kind of Britain, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

The people who survived the Holocaust and flourished PLUS Burnham bidding for a third term

Andy Burnham has said he will freeze one part of council tax, but the rest is set to rise

The thousands working full-time as unpaid carers PLUS Year of the Rabbit AND Bluedot line up

Three schemes were successful, but many more were not

Dozens of bus services across Greater Manchester are set to be cut in April, months before mayor Andy Burnham starts to take control of the network. But passengers say services are already poor with waits lasting more than two hours, while transport bosses warn that some uncertainty is 'inevitable' over…

"I feel I know a lot of the changes this country needs"