The change will mean mayors and authority leaders can bypass the queue for Whitehall sign-off on their projects, if they cost less than £500 million.

Labour MP Andy Burnham, who is on track to become Britain's next prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation last month, apologized Thursday for his ...

The former Greater Manchester mayor secured the nominations – amounting to 80% of the parliamentary party – by 5pm on Thursday.

Keir Starmer would lose a Labour leadership contest against Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband or Andy Burnham, a poll of party members has ...