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Number 10 says Andy Burnham was told in advance he would be rejected as Labour by-election candidate
No 10 “therefore interpret his application as an explicit attempt to destabilise Starmer and sow dissent, rather than – which he claims – see off the threat from Reform”
Ex-Labour minister ‘will step down as MP’ with Andy Burnham predicted to run in by-election
Labour Party sources have also expressed concern about the implications of any contest for the Greater Manchester Mayorality, with costs expected to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Why has devolution ground to a halt?
That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities.
More Britons think Labour would be better at tackling the cost of living than Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
The public know that Farage and Reform, who openly call for a return to austerity and privatising vital services, are not the answer on the cost of living.
Dame Emily Thornberry says US action in Venezuela not legal, in strongest criticism yet
'We cannot have breaches of international law like this. We cannot have the law of the jungle.'
Achievements of the Labour government over the last week: From freezing rail fares to accelerating housebuilding
Here are some of the Labour government’s achievements over the last week which you may have missed