The Latest Breaking News from Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham could introduce 10-year plan to nationalise ‘broken’ water industry

The Greater Manchester mayor said reform is needed to put the public interest first

The Independent UK · Jun 2

‘It’s a given Starmer will go,’ says London MP Rosena Allin-Khan as she heads to Makerfield by-election

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight any moves by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to replace him as PM

Evening Standard · Jun 1

Burnham as prime minister would be beaten by Farage at general election, poll shows

Latest polling will come as blow to Greater Manchester mayor’s campaign as he is hoping to persuade voters he would have a better chance of seeing off the threat from Reform

The Independent UK · May 30

Starmer will still face leadership contest if Burnham loses by-election, Jess Phillips says

The mayor of Greater Manchester may be the favourite to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister if he wins in Makerfield but that by-election is no sure thing

The Independent UK · May 25

Burnham beats Reform in first Makerfield by-election poll – but only just

The mayor of Greater Manchester is seeking to prove he can beat Nigel Farage’s party in the crucial contest

The Independent UK · May 24

Burnham by-election campaign launch: Labour ‘needs to change’ and ‘be better’

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said ‘a vote for me in this by-election is a vote to change Labour’.

Evening Standard · May 22

In Pictures: Key moments in Andy Burnham’s political career so far

We dip into the Press Association’s pictures archive to take a look at the key moments that have shaped Andy Burnham’s political career.

Evening Standard · May 22

Progressives must unite behind Andy Burnham in Makerfield

Letters: Dr Craig Reeves and Steve Williams say there is a strong case for the Green party and its voters to help to the Greater Manchester mayor defeat Reform UK – but Rosalind Brown-Grant is sceptical about his environmental credentials

The Guardian - UK · May 21

Five arrested as police investigate alleged electoral fraud in Tameside

Greater Manchester police make arrests after concerns over several independent candidates in May’s local election

The Guardian - UK · May 21

Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor understood to support home secretary’s push to limit legal and illegal migration

The Guardian - UK · May 20