Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, has won a parliamentary seat in northwest England, potentially positioning him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Burnham secured 54.8% of the vote in Makerfield, signaling a significant moment for British politics.
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, has won a parliamentary seat in northern England, potentially positioning him to challenge current Labour leader Keir Starmer. Burnham, nicknamed "King of the North," secured a significant victory in Makerfield.
John Oliver discusses the UK's upcoming byelection in Makerfield, a constituency whose voters could decide the future of Labour leader Keir Starmer and the direction of British politics amid rising far-right influence.
A proposed Oyster-like travel card for northern England could save commuters up to £276/year and generate £2.7bn for the economy over 5 years by unifying transport networks across Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire.
Nissan is in non-binding talks to manufacture cars for Chinese manufacturer Chery at its Sunderland plant in northern England. The deal could secure jobs for 6,000 workers and mark the first mass-market Chinese car production in Britain.
Nissan is in talks to manufacture cars for Chinese brand Chery at its Sunderland plant in northern England. The non-binding agreement could secure jobs at the UK's largest car factory, with production potentially starting in the 2027 financial year.
UK government is assessing a potential bid for Northern England to host the 2040s Olympics and Paralympics. UK Sport will conduct a strategic review of costs, benefits, and viability, aiming to bring the Games to the region for the first time since London 2012.
A small business owner in Margate expresses frustration with Labour, feeling unrecognized as 'working people' despite significant tax contributions and personal financial struggles.
Sunderland, Barnsley, Gateshead and South Tyneside among councils reporting gains for Farage’s party • Full results from England, Scotland and WalesNigel Farage chose Sunderland for the launch of Reform UK’s local election campaign because, he said, it was where he had first sensed the “big political earthquake” underfoot.A decade ago next month, the city was the first to declare its vote in the Brexit referendum – a thumping 61% opting to leave the EU – and the aftershocks are still being felt across Labour’s heartlands. Continue reading...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to fight on to deliver on his promise to bring “change” to Britain after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local election that deepened doubts over his ability to govern. Just under two years after winning a landslide national election, Starmer saw voters punish his Labour government, dealing it a blow in some of its traditional strongholds in former industrial regions in central and northern England. The main beneficiary was the populist...
MPs call for investigation into Essar Energy, owner of Stanlow refinery, which shifted loans from ‘Putin’s piggy bank’ VTB to MauritiusDays after the first wave of Russian tanks surged over the border into Ukraine in March 2022, dockers at a port in northern England took a stand.Appalled by Vladimir Putin’s brutality, workers at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire vowed never to unload any Russian oil destined for the nearby Stanlow refinery, a major hub for UK fuel supplies. Continue reading...
A UK public inquiry concluded that state bodies, including police and the Prevent counter-radicalization scheme, failed to recognize the risk posed by Axel Rudakubana, leading to the preventable murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in Southport in 2024.
