Andy Burnham

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner listen as shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves gives her keynote speech at the Labour Party conference at the Brighton Centre. Picture date: Monday September 27, 2021.

Labour conference vote in favour of proportional representation

In Parliament

Burnham: ‘We can do better’ on Integrated Rail Plan

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Corbyn's picks for his shadow Cabinet show him holding an olive branch to the party's centre

Corbyn’s big mistake isn’t McDonnell – it’s Burnham

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Labour should have a woman leader 'when the time is right' says Burnham

Andy Burnham: Time is not right for a female Labour leader

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Labour in a mess over welfare, Burnham admits

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Yvette Cooper has been quietly scooping up support

Could Yvette Cooper be the surprise winner of the Labour leadership race?

*Blogs

Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper at the Labour leadership hustings in Dublin

Labour cannot win again by mimicking Ukip

Featured

BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

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Concern over doctors’ health needs as legislation to regulate PAs and AAs introduced

Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »