Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in first speech since announcing Makerfield byelection run

It's claimed the Manchester Mayor won't push for the UK's EU return, as Wes Streeting brands Brexit a 'catastrophic mistake'

Mayor of Greater Manchester has been given the green light to run for selection in the pro-Leave seat of Makerfield

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Burnham says he will take his fight for Labour 'as high as I can' as Wes Streeting confirms leadership ambitions and party splits widen

Culture secretary says Makerfield by-election will be ‘tough fight’ for Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham hit out at 'Neoliberalism' and 'trickle-down' economics as he complained that wealth had been 'syphoned off' from workers.

Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in first speech since announcing Makerfield byelection run

The Manchester Mayor and Labour leadership hopeful set out his stall in a speech to local government leaders

Confident mayor set out his stall as he called for ‘big changes’ in how the UK is run – and slammed Wes Streeting’s call to rejoin the EU

Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’

Sir Keir Starmer insisted he would not set out a timetable to leave No 10 as Andy Burnham vowed to “change Labour” if he is successful in his effort to return to Parliament.

Andy Burnham has attempted to distance himself from his previous desire to reverse the 2016 referendum as he stands in a vote-Leave constituency