The bombshell survey has led to renewed calls to 'unite the Right' to stop the Mayor of Greater Manchester's return to Westminster - and a potential future Left-wing coalition.

Nigel Farage is all too aware that he has no time to lose in making Reform’s case to the good people of Makerfield. Andy Burnham has previously vowed to drag Britain back into the…

As the Manchester mayor searches for a path towards becoming Prime Minister, City AM sketches out what a Burnham government would look like.

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

The Mayor of Manchester has several obstacles to overcome on the long road to Westminster

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

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Prime Minister would defeat all contenders but one, survey of Labour members shows

The Labour Party has selected Andy Burnham as its candidate for the Makerfield by-election while Reform has picked a plumber to stand again.

Greater Manchester mayor beats Reform leader in head-to-head polls by 14 percentage points, according to pollsters

The Greater Manchester Mayor became Labour's official candidate as it emerged that he enjoys a considerable advantage over his party.

With Andy Burnham narrowly edging ahead of Keir Starmer in our latest reader poll, Independent readers have been fiercely debating whether Labour needs a dramatic change of…

The bombshell survey has led to renewed calls to 'unite the Right' to stop the Mayor of Greater Manchester's return to Westminster - and a potential future Left-wing coalition.

Labour could get an eight-point boost with Andy Burnham at its helm and move ahead of Nigel Farage's party with 30% of the vote to Reform's 27% if an election was held tomorrow.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Greater…

Andy Burnham took a gamble with the constituents of Makerfield when he told them that a vote for him would be a "vote to change Labour".

I worked in No 10 - vibes won't be enough to see off Farage