Andy Burnham
Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling
May 4, 2024Rishi Sunak was dealt a series of shattering blows last night as Labour won a knife-edge battle to seize the West Midlands mayoralty from the Conservatives and Sadiq Khan trounced his Tory rival in London to secure a third term. The results, along with decisive victories for Labour’s Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester, Steve Rotheram […]
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Andy Burnham claims government note shows Covid tier 3 restrictions imposed on Manchester as ‘punishment beating’ – as it happened
November 27, 2023Burnham claims government minute shows tier 3 imposed on Manchester as ‘punishment beating’ for his defiance In his evidence this afternoon Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, also referred to a minute from the government’s Covid-O committee, which was responsible for Covid operational matters. Burnham summarised it as proposing a “punishment beating for Greater Manchester”. […]
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Leaders from England’s north warn PM over revised Covid curbs
November 23, 2020Millions more people in England will be subject to tougher coronavirus restrictions that could last at least four months, Boris Johnson has warned, as northern leaders said they would fiercely resist a return to the highest tier. The prime minister is expected to unveil plans on Tuesday to let a limited number of households mix […]
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UK coronavirus: Gove says lockdown could be extended; Starmer rejects union calls to close schools – as it happened
November 1, 20204.13pm GMT16:13 23,254 people test positive in the UK, with 162 further deaths On Sunday, 23,254 people were tested positive for Covid-19. A further 162 people have died within 28 days of a positive test. The daily dashboard also shows there are 1,442 more patients in hospital. For a closer look at the numbers and […]
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Why hoarding power in London doesn’t work | Letters
May 20, 2020T he tragedy that England has the highest excess death rate in Europe (How England found itself at the wrong end of the Covid-19 league table, 17 May) is not all down to austerity and the indolence of current ministers. England has been failed by a political culture that still clings to the imperial idea […]
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