Labour MPs are urging the Manchester mayor to axe the triple lock to release funds for defence and young people

Andy Burnham made two potentially huge commitments at hustings for the Makerfield by-election last night.

The Greater Manchester mayor is Labour's candidate in the seat as he seeks a return to Westminster before launching a bid to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

Calls are growing for council tax to be scrapped and replaced with a fairer system

The Greater Manchester Mayor has been forced to retreat on various issues since standing in Makerfield

Labour MPs are urging the Manchester mayor to axe the triple lock to release funds for defence and young people

Politics is ‘broken,’ the Greater Manchester mayor says as he calls Makerfield by-election ‘focus group for the country’

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With Burnham effectively campaigning to be both Makerfield's MP and Prime Minister, he has tried to bring businesses on board with various promises.

In an exclusive interview with The i Paper, Burnham says ripping up Labour's manifesto commitment would be 'very damaging' - despite calls for it to be ditched

The Greater Manchester Mayor vows to keep state pension hike mechanism, defying a growing chorus of Labour voices who say it is unaffordable

Mr Burnham hopes to win Thursday’s Makerfield by-election and could then launch a campaign to replace Sir Keir as prime minister and Labour leader

Burnham said he would keep the triple lock pension, the mechanism that ensures the state pension outpaces wages in the long term.