At monday night’s mayoral hustings for Andy Burnham’s old job in Manchester, Farage’s party were nowhere to be seen, nor were Restore. It is proof of how real the ‘Burnham bounce’ is and why, despite some grumbles, we’re all the better for it, writes Bill Borrows

At monday night’s mayoral hustings for Andy Burnham’s old job in Manchester, Farage’s party were nowhere to be seen, nor were Restore. It is proof of how real the ‘Burnham bounce’…

Labour’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election tells The Independent how she plans to be different to Andy Burnham, and what she would demand from him if she wins