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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham late to briefing on cancelled trains... because of a cancelled train

The Mayor of Greater Manchester was heading to Liverpool Lime Street this morning

Manchester Evening News

Think Westminster’s a mess? It’s nothing compared to the north’s mismanaged rail system

Failed franchises are causing daily misery and costing billions, say Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester and Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool city region

The Guardian - UK

More than £60 MILLION spent so far on Clean Air Zone which never happened

Greater Manchester is now facing a multi-million-pound shortfall and the scheme is still not up and running

Manchester Evening News

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Metro mayors call for funding boost for two train operators to end ‘rail chaos’

Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region call for immediate injection of funding for TransPennine Express and Northern contracts.

The Independent UK

‘Basically a lottery’: Misery as TransPennine Express cancels 55 trains in one day

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calls attention to ‘meltdown in train services across the North of England’

The Independent UK

Green light for more than 700 homes, park and community hub in East Manchester

The site will also accommodate a new secondary school

Manchester Evening News

Controversial student block rejected AGAIN after three storeys chopped off

Campaigners say the tower is still too tall

Manchester Evening News

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The Mancunian Way: Keep calm and carry on

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Thursday, October 20, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

'We can’t go on like this' - Greater Manchester politicians react as Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister

Her resignation after 44 chaotic days in power prompted an out-pouring of sometimes foul-mouthed vitriol from Labour politicians and supporters

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham says it's 'very hard to see' Liz Truss surviving and that Tories have 'forfeited the right to govern'

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, has angrily called for a general election 'now'

Manchester Evening News

This is what people in and outside Greater Manchester think about Andy Burnham

The mayor was rated on trust and caring about the local area alongside elected leaders from around the country

Manchester Evening News

Residents 'appalled' as shop that is 'a beacon of badness' allowed to sell booze until 4am despite opposition

Manchester council's licensing panel concluded that there is no evidence that the issues in the area are linked to the store

Manchester Evening News

We need a U-turn on energy policy, Andy Burnham says as he sets out £65bn vision

The Greater Manchester mayor wants more 'community-owned' energy production

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Keep Warm Club

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

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Andy Burnham will not 'punish people to net zero' despite stark climate warning

Experts have warned that Greater Manchester is expected to emit more than its fair share of carbon within the next two years

Liverpool Echo

Burnham and Rotheram back Ian Byrne in fight to retain West Derby MP seat

Mr Byrne is facing a battle to be selected as the Labour candidate again for the next election.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Switch on is off

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday, October 17, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls for an early general election

"I think they have given up the right to govern, such is the chaos they are in."

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'I left school in Rochdale at 16. Now I'm a boss at a £75bn company with 300,000 workers'

Siemens CEO Carl Ennis wants to get more young people into engineering to tackle society's big challenges

Manchester Evening News

We need more homes like this, Labour’s shadow chancellor says on tour of Ancoats

The Labour MP frontbencher came to Manchester on Thursday (October 13) to see the first new carbon neutral social housing

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham defends council's decision to axe Bonfire Night celebrations across Manchester

'To me, it's the separation between desirable and essential. A firework display is desirable, but it's not essential'

Manchester Evening News

Customers say they are STILL struggling for tickets as the clock ticks on Avanti West Coast

The beleaguered firm is in a race against time to improve

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Fridays are not what they were

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday, October 10, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

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

The Independent UK

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?

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