The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

'Not good enough': Rail misery as Avanti delays full bank holiday timetable and tickets

Passengers between London and Manchester have been affected

Manchester Evening News · Aug 26, 2022

'Like shouting into the abyss': Andy Burnham describes dealing with Boris Johnson

The Greater Manchester Mayor has given a withering assessment of the Prime Minister as he prepares to step down

Manchester Evening News · Aug 25, 2022

Burnham: Mayors could give Scotland’s cities a stronger voice

Local champions are required across Scotland’s communities in order to deliver important change, Scottish Labour has said.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Andy Burnham slams Edinburgh-bound train 'double-booking chaos'

The prominent politician took aim at Avanti West Coast after travelling from the Greater Manchester town to the Scottish capital and noticing the lack of seating.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 22, 2022

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tear into "miserabilist mayor" Andy Burnham during Manchester Tory leadership hustings

Both candidates made their pitch to over an audience of over 1,000 local party members in the city tonight - and took the opportunity to attack Mr Burnham's record

Manchester Evening News · Aug 19, 2022

Liz Truss brands Manchester’s Andy Burnham a ‘miserabilist mayor’

Ms Truss targeted the Mayor of Greater Manchester in her speech at Friday’s Tory hustings in the city.

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Anger as train firm boss awarded £1m share bonus amid strikes and railway chaos

Andy Burnham said: "If these bosses had any decency they would read the room and hand these bonuses back."

Manchester Evening News · Aug 19, 2022

New CYCLOPS junction to be built in Whalley Range

The design of this cyclops junction will change road access in the area to aims and ease congestion

Manchester Evening News · Aug 19, 2022

Avanti West Coast rival launches £75 first-class train service from London to Manchester

The 'luxurious' new service has been introduced to help passengers frustrated by a wave of disruption and cancellations

Manchester Evening News · Aug 19, 2022

Train firm chief is awarded £1million share bonus in week of railway chaos

FirstGroup owns chaos-stricken Avanti West Coast whose passengers scaled a spiked fence on Tuesday - and it awarded boss Graham Sutherland nearly a million shares on Thursday. They take five years to cash in, subject to performance

Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022