The Greater Manchester mayor is currently standing as Labour's candidate in the Makerfield by-election in an attempt to return to Westminster.

After a spell working for trade magazines including Tank World, in 1994 he took a job as a researcher for the MP Tessa Jowell, later the culture secretary. In 2001, he was elected as the MP for Leigh, Greater Manchester. He served as a junior minister in the Blair government, and as culture secretary and health secretary under Gordon Brown.

D uring the worst of the covid-19 pandemic, London-based journalists referred semi-jokingly to Andy Burnham as “king of the north”. But the north of England is a bigger and mo

The mayor of Greater Manchester may be the favourite to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister if he wins in Makerfield but that by-election is no sure thing

The mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham looks set to contest the Makerfield by-election. His announcement that he was putting himself forward forced others seeking to oust Keir Starmer as prime minister to slow their pace.

The U.K. is at risk of becoming trapped in "toxic, divisive politics like the U.S.," according to Burnham.

Latest polling will come as blow to Greater Manchester mayor’s campaign as he is hoping to persuade voters he would have a better chance of seeing off the threat from Reform

Andy Burnham canceled a call with hedge fund managers this week that was due to discuss fiscal policy and the bond market, as the would-be UK premier continued his campaign to win a seat in Parliament.