Andy Burnham has announced his intention to stand in the Makerfield by-election but Reform vow to "throw everything at it"

On Saturday, former Health Secretary Wes Streeting said "leaving the European Union was a catastrophic mistake" as he confirmed he'd enter any Labour leadership contest.

D uring the worst of the covid-19 pandemic, London-based journalists referred semi-jokingly to Andy Burnham as “king of the north”. But the north of England is a bigger and mo

After nine years in office, Andy Burnham leaves behind a bigger economy, a publicly-controlled bus network and a vastly more powerful mayoralty. Yet questions remain over policing, homelessness and the environment.

After a spell working for trade magazines including Tank World, in 1994 he took a job as a researcher for the MP Tessa Jowell, later the culture secretary. In 2001, he was elected as the MP for Leigh, Greater Manchester. He served as a junior minister in the Blair government, and as culture secretary and health secretary under Gordon Brown.

It’s an odd thing when someone you know well is in the headlines – and even more so when it’s because they could be on the cusp of becoming Britain’s next prime minister. But when it comes to Andy

The mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham looks set to contest the Makerfield by-election. His announcement that he was putting himself forward forced others seeking to oust Keir Starmer as prime minister to slow their pace.

Everyone expected the usual contender to surge, but the real frontrunner in this poll twists the whole story.

Andy Burnham is no stranger to Labour leadership contests. More than 10 years ago he ran twice, unsuccessfully, for the top job. Now he's backed by many Labour MPs as the party's best chance of recovery, after months of languishing in the polls and a ...