
Burnham's 'Manchesterism' could change the UK, but is not yet a full economic plan
Andy Burnham's speech depicted a different way of seeing and running the UK, though there are many other questions about the detail.
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Andy Burnham's speech depicted a different way of seeing and running the UK, though there are many other questions about the detail.

Caroline Simpson worked closely with Burnham when he was Greater Manchester mayor UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has asked the current chief executive of the Greater Manchester combined authority to be his deputy chief of staff, leading the new No 10 North, if as expected he becomes prime minister in three weeks’ time. Caroline Simpson, who worked closely with Burnham when he was mayor, will be based in Manchester to oversee the devolution of power and resources across the UK t
The current approach to Net Zero requires greater honesty about costs, timescales and delivery. We need to build resilience, energy security, capital allocation, productivity, and long-term competitiveness. This is the way forward - not protest, fear mongering and symbolism. The post Terri Bloore: The nature of the debate about tackling climate change has finally grown up – in London appeared first on Conservative Home.

Andy Burnham has made his first major policy speech since launching his bid to become prime minister.

The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.
Reform has announced its leader on Manchester City Council Sian Astley as the party’s candidate for the Manchester mayoral election. An uphill battle… The party said: “She currently lives in Fallowfield where she runs a design and property business. She is also a respected businesswoman and has appeared regularly on television and in print as…
New analysis shows that raising Capital Gains Tax to Income Tax levels, the tax idea unifying the ‘soft left’, would lose billions. Something something Laffer Curve… CGT is currently either 18% or 24%. Following numerous leftist think tanks’ repeated pleas Wes Streeting proposed raising it in line with Income Tax levels. Convicted fraudster Louise Haigh…

NAO inquiry follows suspension of payments after erroneous records that claimants had emigrated An HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown that stripped 23,000 families of their child benefit failed to “adequately consider” the policy’s impact on claimants, an official report has found. The report by the National Audit Office followed HMRC’s decision to suspend payments after flight records provided by the Home Office purportedly showed thousands of parents had emigrated. Continue re

The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.

Adm Sir Tony Radakin says UK currenly ‘falls short’ of level required to keep Russian threats at bay The former head of the armed forces has told Andy Burnham that plans for defence spending must meet a “Moscow test” to keep Russian threats at bay, warning the UK currently “falls short” of that level of commitment. Adm Sir Tony Radakin, who was the chief of the defence staff until last year, said that if the government’s defence investment plan (Dip), expected to be published this week, was “not
Housing Secretary and Starmer’s chief loyalist Steve Reed told Sky News: “While I think through all of this – and the reason it’s so important it’s done in an orderly way – is the public expects us to focus on delivering the change we were elected to deliver less than two years ago. The public…

With a new prime minister incoming, Labour faces a fundamental question about its economic vision As Keir Starmer stands down as prime minister and attention turns toward Andy Burnham, the current moment should not be reduced to a story of personalities. The question that matters is strategy, and the Labour party has three years left to get this right. When Labour won its landslide in July 2024, it did so on the promise of a new kind of governance: five national missions to tackle the UK’s deepe