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

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’

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

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

Once again, their prospects are a second-order consideration