‘If I was the incoming mayor I’d be very annoyed with Andy Burnham’
Andy Burnham is on a hiring spree – and it doesn’t just extend to his new secretaries of…
On Question Time the ‘plucky plumber’ feels the glare of the spotlight as Burnham shows his hand
To quote the great tactician and thinker Mike Tyson: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in…
The answer to Labour’s problems is not in Westminster or around the cabinet table – it’s in Manchester
A short video circulating online captures something about Andy Burnham’s political appeal in Greater Manchester. In it he…
The extremist and offensive posts linked to Greater Manchester Reform candidates and agents
With two by-election victories in as many weeks in Salford and Bury, Reform UK are expected to make…
Teeing up history: Greater Manchester set to bid for ‘biggest ever’ Ryder Cup – and £1.2bn economic boost
Greater Manchester is aiming for golfing glory, with plans for a £240m Hulton Park resort at the heart…
We asked every candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election four questions
With less than a week to go until the Gorton and Denton by-election on February 26, campaign activity…
‘One drink of limoncello killed my daughter – it could happen to anyone’
Kirsty McKie had been living out in Bali for eight years. Due to her fiancé’s work in the…
The Greater Manchester town overrun by feral youths
Mayhem caused by gangs of teenagers has blighted Ashton-in-Makerfield for months. Businesses have been forced to close early,…
The huge secret police op to protect brave undercover agent who thwarted terror plot
The shadowy agent known as ‘Farouk’ has been praised by a judge 17:57, 13 Feb 2026 Amar Hussein…