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Department for Education stifling efforts to boost skills, warns Andy Burnham

The mayor of Greater Manchester said there is an urgent need to devolve more powers over skills but he is facing resistance in Whitehall.

Evening Standard

Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levels

The Guardian - UK

‘This is for grassroots music’: The Lottery Winners celebrate number one album

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham congratulated them and said he was a ‘big fan’.

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‘Tax exile’s half-baked scheme’: Jim Ratcliffe challenged over Man Utd plan to use public funds for £2bn stadium project

Club co-owner’s request for hundreds of millions of pounds to help regenerate local area labelled ‘outrageous’ by critics

The Guardian - UK

Manchester’s Bee Network introduces tap-in travel on buses as well as trams

Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automatically

The Guardian - UK

North West mayors sign deal with US space firm

Liverpool City Mayor Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham signed the agreement with Axiom Space.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: Government must not lose 'safety net' amid welfare changes

In a ‘promise to Londoners’, mayor insists he will speak up over Government’s proposed reforms to benefits system

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Starmer’s Welfare Cuts Spark Fury – Disabled Brits Could Lose £675 a Month

Sir Keir Starmer is pushing forward with controversial welfare cuts that have sparked outrage—even within his own party.

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Kendall promises welfare reforms ‘imminently’

The Work and Pensions Secretary – who is expected to lay out her plans on Tuesday – told MPs that reforms would be published ‘imminently’.

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‘Disgusted’: Top activist resigns from Labour over disability benefit cuts

A PROMINENT disability campaigner has resigned from the Labour Party over the UK Government’s planned benefit cuts, saying she feels “quite…

The National (Scotland)

MPs ‘jumping to conclusions’ over welfare reforms, suggests minister

Emma Reynolds, the economic secretary to the treasury, urged MPs to be ‘patient’.

The Independent UK

David Lammy says G7 considering further moves to pressure Russia into agreeing Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened

‘We have more cards we can play,’ foreign secretary tells MPs as he says G7 foreign ministers found ‘common ground’ when meeting last week

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends planned benefit cuts amid growing Labour backlash

Diane Abbott said planned welfare cuts are ‘not a Labour thing to do’ as backlash grows in the party over the move

The Independent UK

Cutting benefits is ‘not a Labour thing to do’, says Diane Abbott

Party’s longest-serving MP says she agrees with Ed Balls and Andy Burnham, who have criticised planned welfare cuts

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PM faces backbench discontent as Labour prepares to overhaul benefits system

Liz Kendall is expected to announce wide-ranging reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

'Moral case' to slash Britain's benefits bill as Keir Starmer faces outcry from backbenchers

Diane Abbott, the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, says cutting money for disabled people ‘is not a Labour thing to do’

The Guardian - UK

Old Trafford abuzz as Manchester United’s neighbours welcome new stadium plans

Local people are enthusiastic about regeneration, though some fans share Andy Burnham’s worries over where the money will come from

The Independent UK

Manchester United announce plan to build ‘world’s greatest stadium’ to replace Old Trafford

A task force including Gary Neville and mayor Andy Burnham concluded that a new stadium built beside Old Trafford would be preferable to regenerating the century-old ground

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The Guardian - UK

Westminster be warned – Britain’s future will be decided in the north. Get on the right side of that

As political and business leaders meet for the Convention of the North, our position is clear: we need a genuine new deal, and soon, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s revolution of local government will be seismic but won’t be straightforward

Bucket-loads of political capital and cash will be used to reconfigure English councils’ two-tier set-up, but the benefits could be huge

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Andy Burnham provides HUGE update regarding Manchester United's plans to build Old Trafford replacement

The Mayor of Greater Manchester featured on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday to explain where Manchester United's current bid stands

Evening Standard

What a new government-backed Manchester United stadium could look like

The project could cost more than £2billion

Evening Standard

Manchester United boost as Government backs Old Trafford regeneration project

Omar Berrada describes 100,000 super-stadium plans as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’

The Independent UK

Man Utd welcome Government backing for regeneration project around Old Trafford

Options to increase capacity to 87,000 at the existing stadium or build a new ground which could hold 100,000 fans are on the table.

The Independent UK

Clean air investment means no charges for Manchester drivers

The Government has accepted mayor Andy Burnham’s proposals for greater investment instead of a clean air charging zone in Greater Manchester.

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