ANDY Burnham is poised to delay any Labour leadership bid until after the battle to retain the Greater Manchester mayoralty, allies claim. The wannabe PM is said to be eyeing a challenge to Sir Keir ...

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham was indignant when a broadcaster challenged him this week over his refusal to spell out wider ambitions for higher office beyond winning the special election he’s ...

Labour leadership hopeful tells The Telegraph he would make a future government more pro-business Dominic Penna is The Telegraph's Senior Political Correspondent, covering the biggest stories of the ...

Labour candidate in Makerfield byelection says party has ‘got it wrong on small businesses’ Andy Burnham has said he would consider cutting some employers’ national insurance contributions, and ...

Andy Burnham has announced he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins the Makerfield by-election. The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester used a special episode of the ...

Even Andy Burnham’s fans acknowledge that the Greater Manchester mayor, who’s attempting a return to parliament so that he can become prime minister, is a career man. “Inside him is a cold-hearted ...

LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local ‌election later this ...

18:00, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Updated: 11:15, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Don’t believe it. Burnham is likely to be an even bigger disaster than Sir Keir, especially for taxpayers. I know that sounds hard to believe.

On the campaign trail with the Manchester mayor in Makerfield By Ailbhe Rea Andy Burnham is having an unusually awkward encounter with a would-be constituent. Since he knocked on the door several ...

Andy Burnham, the frontrunner to overthrow U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, abruptly cancelled a call aimed at calming investor nerves, according to the FT. June 18 by-election in Makerfield, ...

May 30 (Reuters) - Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is considering holding a snap general election if he becomes British prime ‌minister, the Sun newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Labour ...

Andy Burnham has called for tighter regulation of AI, Big Tech, and key industries. Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is emerging as a potential left-wing challenger to sitting Prime Minister ...