This is how punditry works: if Keir Starmer had let Andy Burnham run for Gorton and Denton, I’d have said he was weak. Block ...

The prime minister told Parliament he was aware of Mandelson's ongoing friendship with the late sex offender when he was ...

Andy Burnham has backed Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour Party as he attempts to dampen rumours about a potential leadership bid. Asked at a fringe event at the Labour party conference if he ...

Burnham - who could challenge Starmer as leader if he became an MP - said on Sunday he was "disappointed", and criticised the party for leaking the decision.

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham seeks approval to fight key by-election, which has sparked fresh leadership tensions inside ...

A row has erupted within Britain’s governing Labour Party after its popular mayor of Manchester was prevented from standing ...