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A former advisor to a Labour MP has admitted claiming fraudulent expenses on the Parliamentary travel booking system. Matthew Torbitt worked for Bury South MP Christian Wakeford when, between August 2022 and September 2024, he claimed rail tickets that were “not for Parliamentary purposes”, Thames Magistrates’ Court heard. He also …

Reform UK say they are reporting Green Party leader Zack Polanski to the police after he shared a post to his Instagram which included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name “Nigel” alongside an image of a guillotine. Polanski accepted a request to collaborate with another …

Voters across Greater Manchester will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new mayor for the city region. It is a very important role – only the prime minister and the mayor of London have more power in English politics. After Andy Burnham was elected in the Makerfield …

Despite its age, continuous upgrades have kept the Lovell telescope at the cutting edge of astronomical research. It is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and its science was supercharged when it was connected to six other telescopes across central England, to create the e-MERLIN network. Joined …

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Laura Kuenssberg his dog Axel will be staying in Greater Manchester and will not be moving to No 10 Downing Street. Burnham revealed he does not think his poodle-mix would get along with Larry the cat, who has lived at the residence for 15 …

Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Zelensky will become the prime minister’s first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the …

Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister. However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue …

In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Andy Burnham explicitly dismissed the idea of an early general election, saying “I’m going to rule it out… I don’t think people want it.” Explaining his decision, the new prime minister suggested the majority of the electorate “voted for a manifesto” …

The source said: “He has the courage to fix the most difficult issues that have been ignored for years and seen as impossible to resolve. He doesn’t accept that they are. They can’t be ignored any longer. “The prime minister is determined to show that governments can make people’s lives …

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has just completed his first week as prime minister, with new policy decisions being made and the much discussed No 10 North taking centre stage. The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg met Burnham for his first sit-down interview since taking charge and got an exclusive behind the scenes …

The government has asked prison staff to make them aware of any “stability issues” that may develop inside jails after delays to prisoners’ early release dates, Sky News understands.  It comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a “pause” to the first tranche of releases, which were due to start …

According to the Home Office, immigration enforcement teams carried out 2,715 illegal working visits and raids in London during 2025, resulting in 2,172 arrests. The previous year there were 2,008 raids. Greens councillor Hau-Yu Tam, who had proposed the motion, said in January 2026 there had been immigration raids at …

👉Listen to This Is Why on your podcast app👈 Less than two years ago, Louise Haigh resigned from government under a cloud. Today, she’s back at the heart of power as Andy Burnham’s first secretary of state, and one of the most influential figures in Westminster. Niall Paterson is joined …

Burnham’s opponents are having to recalibrate and work through how they take on a new prime minister. The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s al fresco speech and news conference on a rooftop in central London on Thursday was a tacit acknowledgement that the political terms of trade have changed. She teased …

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England. She told BBC Breakfast that changes made through the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into effect in May, were “already having a significant impact on the market”. She added that …

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 In appointing his new cabinet Andy Burnham has removed many of Keir Starmer’s faithfuls, including previously key figures like Rachel Reeves and Darren Jones. And critics feel “traitors” who had tried to destabilise the recently departed PM …

Andy Burnham needs to “build bridges” with the Starmerite minister he sacked during his reshuffle, Baroness Harriet Harman has told the Electoral Dysfunction podcast. Baroness Ruth Davidson, a Tory, had slightly harsher words – branding Sir Keir Starmer‘s former lieutenant Darren Jones “bitter”. Mr Jones was chief secretary to the …

Andy Burnham is set to spend his first day working at the northern branch of Downing Street. No 10 North in Manchester will form part of the prime minister’s aim to shift power from Whitehall and Westminster to regions across the country. Ministers Lucy Powell and Louise Haigh will also …

PC Harper, 28, was killed in 2019 when he was dragged by a car down a country road as three teenagers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Berkshire. BBC News