Labour MP, Andy Burnham
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Former minister Justin Madders tells the BBC Labour must stick to its pledge to cap ground rents.
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter to Sir Keir Starmer on Sunday, the 61 MPs said "successive governments" had done "too little to protect young people from... unregulated, addictive social media platforms".
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party slipped behind the main opposition Conservative Party in Bloomberg’s composite poll for the first time since the July 2024 general election.
Is this Andy Burnham’s moment? There are several hurdles between the Manchester mayor and Westminster By Ailbhe Rea As reports swirl that Andrew Gwynne is poised to resign as an MP, Westminster is getting very excited that this could be the moment a Labour leadership contest is triggered.
Britain seems increasingly likely to follow Australia with a ban on platforms for under-16s but, as Sean O’Grady explains, the government has once again found itself on the wrong side of public sentim
Sir Keir Starmer has scrapped a key plank of his plans for digital ID, rowing back on the requirement to make it mandatory for right-to-work checks in yet another U-turn from the beleaguered Labour government.
A surge in mental health claims has led to a dramatic rise in Britain's benefit claimants, sparking a heated debate over welfare spending and government control
If Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wants to mount a leadership challenge against UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer he faces a number of obstacles that make for a tricky route to power.