All news on the topic: Andy Burnham

From Partygate to a bad Brexit deal and lie after lie after lie, the ex-Prime Minister proves himself just like Donald Trump, incapable of telling the truth

With Gaza cut off from all communications, electricity and water, forces pounded the strip as it was poised for a full scale invasion, increasing fears for the local population

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said the decision would "punish passengers and businesses alike"

Rishi Sunak bizarrely claimed that after 13 years of Tory rule voters will be choosing change if they back him at the election during his first conference speech as Conservative leader

The decision to axe the high speed rail line from Birmingham to the North West of England comes as the Tories gather in Manchester for their annual party conference

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said it was 'concerning' if Rishi Sunak was shocked at the scale of spending when he was responsible for overseeing HS2 as Chancellor

Five Labour leaders from across the North and London urged Rishi Sunak not to scale back the high-speed line amid reports the Birmingham to Manchester leg faces the axe

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership think tank is publishing its demands to political parties, as the annual Great Northern Summit takes place today in Bradford

The RMT's Mick Lynch said the plan to shut ticket counters at 974 stations across England would result in vital staff members being cut, leaving vulnerable passengers without support

The Mirror is hosting an online event to fight railway ticket office closures TODAY at 5pm. You can watch live on this page or our YouTube channel

The Greater Manchester Mayor accused the Conservatives of 'betting the shop on culture wars' and said Labour needed to show it can bring hope as well as change to win the next election

Mick Whelan raised fears that safety is being taken for granted as he suggested rail workers and passengers will be more at risk in empty and unstaffed stations

Labour warned that communities are being left stranded as it vowed to reverse the decline by allowing communities to take back control of local bus services

The Prime Minister, who is currently on holiday in California, was urged to pursue green policies or devolve powers to regions so local leaders can act

The National Pensioners' Convention fears the bid to shut hundreds of station counters will thwart OAPs' attempts to travel by train

The city's mayor said no one is "completely comfortable" about the prospect ofg the Old Trafford club being owned by a Qatari but believes football can simultaneously be a window to open dialogue around change

NHS England and health authorities in other parts of Britain beginning preparations is a reminder that viruses such as flu can be mass killers

Appearing alongside Tony Blair at a conference in London, Keir Starmer said people only agreed with making difficult choices as an idea rather than in reality as he faced a backlash over his plan to keep the Tory two-child benefit cap

The private train companies and Tory Government will have to go back to the drawing board if the Labour mayors, marshalled by Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, win their legal attempt to derail a consultation process dismissed as “shambolic”

The Labour mayors for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are preparing to go court unless train operators halt closures of 1,000 ticket offices across England

In an article for the Mirror, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham reveals that he and four other Labour mayors are set to challenge plans to shut almost 1,000 railway ticket offices across England

Six out of 10 (62%) voters want the Labour leader to throw his weight behind mounting calls to make free lunches universal for primary school pupils to ensure no child gets left behind

The nuked blood scandal first exposed by the Mirror last year has uncovered shocking new evidence of possible crimes committed by the British state against its own servicemen

In a highly personal speech, Mr Starmer told how seeing his toolmaker dad feel 'looked down upon' and 'disrespected' because of his job had pushed him to end the academic/vocational divide

Dozens of MPs, activists and school children gathered outside the gates of No10 to hand over an open letter to the PM calling for free school meals for all primary school pupils to prevent kids from going hungry