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The grieving son of late boxing legend Ricky Hatton has revealed his dad’s car was firebombed in a shocking targeted attack.

Why does the UK have sluggish growth? Why does the British state struggle to deliver the basics? Andy Burnham has a good and persuasive answer to this question.

Andy Burnham will set out plans for a ’No10 in the North’ in a speech outlining his vision to unleash what has been billed as the biggest shift of power away from London in modern history.

"We promised people we weren’t going to do this." There is exasperation in the voice of a long time Labour adviser. But as every hour passes, it is more likely the UK will soon have its seventh prime minister in 10 years.

Waving his mic like a maraca, DJ for the night Andy Burnham joked to his audience: “This goes out to all the politicians in the room.”

Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend.

Having been on Reform UK’s target list as a winnable seat, Andy Burnham’s new constituency is a microcosm of Brexit Britain and the failed legacies of Thatcher and Blair.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday he would not walk away, vowing to fight any challenge from his leading party rival Andy Burnham and potentially ushering in a new bout of political instability.

Andy Burnham has won the crunch Makerfield by-election, setting him on course to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

Polls have opened in Makerfield, where voters are set to take part in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.

It was a £19 million drugs operation involving smuggling designer cannabis through UK airports in pallets of vintage clothes.

The mum of a tragic baby sexually abused and murdered by his adopted dad is a killer schoolgirl who tortured an OAP to death.

Discourse is becoming more polarised and “communities don’t work together any more”, he said during a campaign speech.

Nigel Farage has been asked to apologize after the Reform UK leader entered a Makerfield community cafe unannounced with his team and "intimidated" workers.

Andy Burnham’s effort to return to Parliament has been criticized by opposition MPs over the potential cost of a by-election for his position as Greater Manchester mayor.

Ex-health secretary’s allies rally to defend him after culture secretary calls his comments about rejoining bloc ‘odd’.

Josh Simons tells LBC that the Greater Manchester Mayor has brilliant qualities, but won’t fix Labour’s problems in one fell swoop.

Andy Burnham has lined up a Labour MP ready to step aside to facilitate his return to the Commons and challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the role of Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had defused the immediate threat to his position on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting.

He’s the would-be Labour leader and prime minister who has stood for the leadership unsuccessfully twice before.