Burnham tells BBC Labour leadership
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Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer
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Renaker was founder in 2006 by Daren Whitaker, a construction industry veteran who previously worked at Laing O’Rourke. He has said he launched the company “with a vision to build a positive legacy in Manchester city centre and to change the Manchester skyline”.
EXCLUSIVE: Bob Lyddon claims Mr Burnham has left a trail of costly policy failures during his time in ministerial office under Gordon Brown.
PROFILE: With Keir Starmer floundering in the polls, Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Sean O’Grady asks if Andy Burnham could be its knight in shining armour
Bond investors have warned that a Labour government led by Andy Burnham would spark a fresh sell-off in gilts and the pound if it launched a borrowing spree against a backdrop of fragile markets.
Andy Burnham has made his boldest pitch yet to be the next leader of the Labour party. In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Mr Burnham laid out the building blocks of a tax and spend manifesto that would be more radical than anything Sir Keir Starmer’s government has yet proposed.
Andy Burnham is asked about his interview in the Daily Telegraph, in which he said Labour MPs were asking him privately to challenge the prime minister. The Manchester mayor's comments ahead of Labour's annual conference are a clear sign of his leadership ambitions.