Would-be prime minister Andy Burnham set out a Left-wing manifesto, including a new wave of council-house building, a focus on factory jobs and state control of the utilities.

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In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames Water

With only weeks to go until he is expected to become Prime Minister, Andy Burnham will use a key speech to pledge to raise living standards through reindustrialisation, housing,…

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Prospective prime minister Andy Burnham has promised to give the UK a 'new direction', vowing to end 'politics as usual' and rescue a country which is 'stuck in a rut'.

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In Burham's Britain, there will be "good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart." But platitudes aside, this agenda is deeply radical.

Labour's likely next PM set out a 10-year economic plan in his Manchester speech, promising greater regional powers and a shift away from trickle-down economics. #EuropeNews

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Burnham has proposed 'the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen'

Make no mistake, when Andy Burnham said he intends to rip up the Westminster establishment by its roots and re-bed it in the North of England, he was being deadly serious.

Andy Burnham set out a vision of council houses, factories and state control of the major utilities to an adoring crowd of local Labour activists.

Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics

Outlining a “10-year mission” in his pitch to become prime minister, Andy Burnham says he wants to rebuild industry, give more power to mayors and establish a new office – “Number…

Would-be prime minister Andy Burnham set out a Left-wing manifesto, including a new wave of council-house building, a focus on factory jobs and state control of the utilities.