Paul Mason
Jeremy Corbyn’s victory and the new party he leads
It’s the size that matters. What political scientists knew, but the media didn’t bother knowing, is that the Labour Party’s membership changed under Ed Miliband.
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Plans to scrap HS2 ‘will permanently reduce the size of the northern economy,’ says Andy Burnham
We spoke to the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and began by asking him how much instability was being caused by the government’s position on HS2.
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Train chaos: government accused of ‘sleeping behind the wheel’
The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has today accused the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, of “sleeping behind the wheel” as the travel chaos caused by new rail timetables continued to get worse. In the south of England, Thameslink today cancelled at least 97 trains, but commuters in the north faced even greater problems, with…
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Gary Gibbon
If Jeremy Corbyn is crowned, the hard work starts here
The Left breaking out of the tomb, over-turning what it sees as a political elite entwined with big business… the vest-wearers overthrowing the vested interests.
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FactCheck: What will Labour’s next leader do to the economy?
Which Labour leadership candidate would print money? Who wants to build 2 million houses? Who thinks George Osborne might be right about running a surplus?
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Labour leadership vote extended after website crash
Labour extends the deadline for people to register to vote in its leadership election after the party’s website crashed.
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Cathy Newman
Is Andy Burnham really the best bet to see off Jeremy Corbyn?
Lord Falconer thinks Andy Burnham has the best chance of seeing off Jeremy Corbyn’s challenge to be Labour leader. But Burnham’s pitch to voters is no clearer than his female rivals’.
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Gary Gibbon
Tristram Hunt: Labour needs to talk to the SNP
Harriet Harman’s decision to use her acting leadership role to steer the party’s direction has been shocking and enthusing Labour MPs depending on where they are in the party.
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What do Labour’s leadership candidates stand for?
Three of the four candidates to lead Labour are speaking today ahead of the 15 June closing date for nominations. We look at the pitches of Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Mary Creagh.
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Ed Miliband resigns as Labour leader: who will replace him?
As Labour leader Ed Miliband resigns after a crushing defeat in the general election, there are several likely successors, including Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Chuka Umunna.
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Victoria Macdonald
Hunt, Lamb, Burnham – and an NHS ménage à trois
There’s the married couple, Jeremy Hunt and Norman Lamb. Then a third person, Andy Burnham, comes a long to spice things up. That’s what today’s #healthdebate looked like.
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FactCheck Q&A: who will save the NHS?
All the main parties say the NHS will be safe in their hands. But how will they plug what experts say is a £30bn funding gap?
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Victoria Macdonald
Burnham in spotlight for Labour’s 10-year NHS plan
If this winter has identified anything it is that the health and social care system is not working together as well as it should. Indeed, some less kindly souls might say it’s barely working at all.
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Victoria Macdonald
Labour’s health policy: eight months to fill in the blanks
Although this was not quite 24 hours to save the NHS, certainly rescuing it from David Cameron was the theme. And how is he going to do this? Integration. Not terribly catchy.
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Victoria Macdonald
Time to start talking about the NHS?
The NHS is not always a big election issue. But – fuelled by winter A&E crises – it look set to be high up there with the economy in next year’s general election.
