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Articles on Andy Burnham
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He can learn lessons about the ‘special relationship’ from the Labour party’s history.
The question isn’t whether ending rough sleeping is desirable or achievable, it’s why previous attempts have collapsed.
Burnham has a long wish list but the UK economy is weak.
The city is home to the fastest-growing digital economy in Europe.
The UK’s grand foreign policy strategy is more deeply embedded and longer lasting than any prime ministerial term.
Here’s what may have influenced the prime minister’s choice.
With his first speech, the new prime minister tried to lay down a marker as a different kind of leader.
It is tempting to see Manchesterism as the story of Burnham. But that misses the bigger picture.
How the handover of power at Number 10 happens.
After a post-Press Club address slump, One Nation has picked up again in the polls.
The ‘king of the North’ faces multiple challenges in a fragmented UK when he becomes the next prime minister.
As Manchester reinvents itself as an internationally recognised cultural city, Burnham’s politics are evolving with it. The relationship has never been one-way.
The former mayor made a name for himself outside the city with his record on transport.
His rise this time seemed unstoppable – but Burnham’s route to the top wasn’t always so clear.
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation.
Our experts explain how devolution in the UK has worked in practice – and what needs to change.
Efficiency savings can be easier to find on paper than to achieve in real life.
Why do voters accept leaders who reach power without a vote? The answer lies in the psychology of legitimacy.
The next UK prime minister will enter a tough economic environment.
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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