Given the weekend I’ve had it feels very much like a Dominic Calvert-Lewin hat-trick is now incoming.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Given the weekend I’ve had it feels very much like a Dominic Calvert-Lewin hat-trick is now incoming.
🤦🏻♂️😂
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I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
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"Britain has only ever been able to stand tall in the world, alongside partners, when it’s allowed all parts of the country to succeed."
@mds49.bsky.social on @andyburnham.bsky.social speech at @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
@mds49.bsky.social on @andyburnham.bsky.social speech at @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Manchesterism could revive Britain's fading grandeur
The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain's global success
www.newstatesman.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"Britain has only ever been able to stand tall in the world, alongside partners, when it’s allowed all parts of the country to succeed."
@mds49.bsky.social on @andyburnham.bsky.social speech at @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
@mds49.bsky.social on @andyburnham.bsky.social speech at @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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"When I was in Westminster, people didn't organise to get the best for their region. They spent all the time point-scoring."
At @instituteforgovernment.org.uk conference, @andyburnham.bsky.social called for a new voting system that would promote a "place-first, not party-first" culture.
We agree!
At @instituteforgovernment.org.uk conference, @andyburnham.bsky.social called for a new voting system that would promote a "place-first, not party-first" culture.
We agree!
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"When I was in Westminster, people didn't organise to get the best for their region. They spent all the time point-scoring."
At @instituteforgovernment.org.uk conference, @andyburnham.bsky.social called for a new voting system that would promote a "place-first, not party-first" culture.
We agree!
At @instituteforgovernment.org.uk conference, @andyburnham.bsky.social called for a new voting system that would promote a "place-first, not party-first" culture.
We agree!
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Andy Burnham spoke at the IFS with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social today where he championed devolution as the antidote to centralisation and privatisation, and argued a new politics was needed for a new economy to emerge, set in opposition to the new right who he said were architects of our malaise.
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Andy Burnham spoke at the IFS with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social today where he championed devolution as the antidote to centralisation and privatisation, and argued a new politics was needed for a new economy to emerge, set in opposition to the new right who he said were architects of our malaise.
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🤔 Are major constitutional reforms needed to deliver a more functional Britain❓
🔴 🐝 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham unveiled his thoughts at IfG conference this week... 👀
😲 Read here to see the changes he would make 👇
labourlist.org/2026/01/burn...
🔴 🐝 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham unveiled his thoughts at IfG conference this week... 👀
😲 Read here to see the changes he would make 👇
labourlist.org/2026/01/burn...
Burnham’s Britain: King of the North on how he would ‘rewire’ Westminster – LabourList
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has unveiled a radical approach to "rewire" Westminster and encourage greater cross-party collaboration. On a panel at the Institute for…
labourlist.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🤔 Are major constitutional reforms needed to deliver a more functional Britain❓
🔴 🐝 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham unveiled his thoughts at IfG conference this week... 👀
😲 Read here to see the changes he would make 👇
labourlist.org/2026/01/burn...
🔴 🐝 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham unveiled his thoughts at IfG conference this week... 👀
😲 Read here to see the changes he would make 👇
labourlist.org/2026/01/burn...
A statement ahead of Monday’s debate in the Commons on the Hillsborough Law.
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A statement ahead of Monday’s debate in the Commons on the Hillsborough Law.
Reform = worst of the Tory Party
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Reform = worst of the Tory Party
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@andyburnham.bsky.social @lcrmayor.bsky.social what a fantastic book this is. Anyone who loves the north and is passionate about a more equal Britain should read it. Andy and Steve are brilliant
January 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
@andyburnham.bsky.social @lcrmayor.bsky.social what a fantastic book this is. Anyone who loves the north and is passionate about a more equal Britain should read it. Andy and Steve are brilliant
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GOVERNMENT 2026 | Is the government making any progress on rewiring the state?
Join us on Tuesday 13 January to hear @hannahkeenan.bsky.social present key findings from Whitehall Monitor 2026 - with @andyburnham.bsky.social, Michael Gove, Rowena Mason, @alexgathomas.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social
Join us on Tuesday 13 January to hear @hannahkeenan.bsky.social present key findings from Whitehall Monitor 2026 - with @andyburnham.bsky.social, Michael Gove, Rowena Mason, @alexgathomas.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
GOVERNMENT 2026 | Is the government making any progress on rewiring the state?
Join us on Tuesday 13 January to hear @hannahkeenan.bsky.social present key findings from Whitehall Monitor 2026 - with @andyburnham.bsky.social, Michael Gove, Rowena Mason, @alexgathomas.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social
Join us on Tuesday 13 January to hear @hannahkeenan.bsky.social present key findings from Whitehall Monitor 2026 - with @andyburnham.bsky.social, Michael Gove, Rowena Mason, @alexgathomas.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social
Happy new year, Greater Manchester!
To get it off to a good start, we are committing to keeping our £2 cap on the one-hour Hoppa fare for the whole of 2026. 👍🏻
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To get it off to a good start, we are committing to keeping our £2 cap on the one-hour Hoppa fare for the whole of 2026. 👍🏻
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January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Happy new year, Greater Manchester!
To get it off to a good start, we are committing to keeping our £2 cap on the one-hour Hoppa fare for the whole of 2026. 👍🏻
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To get it off to a good start, we are committing to keeping our £2 cap on the one-hour Hoppa fare for the whole of 2026. 👍🏻
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🚨NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION🗓️
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
vist.ly/4k926
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
vist.ly/4k926
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM
🚨NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION🗓️
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
vist.ly/4k926
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
vist.ly/4k926
Does anyone know what is or is not a penalty any more? 🤷🏻♂️
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Does anyone know what is or is not a penalty any more? 🤷🏻♂️
From March 1 2026, we will scrap the 9.30am restriction on older and disabled people’s bus passes. 🐝
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
From March 1 2026, we will scrap the 9.30am restriction on older and disabled people’s bus passes. 🐝
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
Greater Manchester was the first place to introduce a £2 cap on bus fares in September 2022. 🐝
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Greater Manchester was the first place to introduce a £2 cap on bus fares in September 2022. 🐝
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
Wonderful to visit the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds with Rob’s family.
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Wonderful to visit the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds with Rob’s family.
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
Quite a lot of rubbish in the papers today. Reminds me why I left Westminster in the first place!
December 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Quite a lot of rubbish in the papers today. Reminds me why I left Westminster in the first place!
At long last, a positive shared vision for railways in the North. 🙌🏻
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
At long last, a positive shared vision for railways in the North. 🙌🏻
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Tomorrow we take the first big step towards Bee Network Rail. 🐝
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Tomorrow we take the first big step towards Bee Network Rail. 🐝
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
I am glad common sense has prevailed.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Avanti service was to be pulled from timetable from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston
The express Manchester-London 7am Avanti service will take passengers after all, after the rail regulator conceded defeat in the face of public outcry over a ruling that would have left it running as an empty “ghost train” each day.
The 7am train, the only service linking the cities in under two hours, was set to be axed from the passenger table from mid-December – but would, as the Guardian reported on Saturday, have kept running empty from Piccadilly each day so it could run morning trains back out of Euston. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I am glad common sense has prevailed.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
The GM Mayor’s Charity has launched its “1000 beds for Christmas” campaign, supporting our ground-breaking A Bed Every Night initiative.
Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The GM Mayor’s Charity has launched its “1000 beds for Christmas” campaign, supporting our ground-breaking A Bed Every Night initiative.
Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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Smart move, grid scale energy storage is a vital part of the Smart Grid we need as we transition to a 100% green. It’s how we balance the huge fluctuations of both demand and production. And of course part of the green economy - that brings jobs, economic growth and lower bills.
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Smart move, grid scale energy storage is a vital part of the Smart Grid we need as we transition to a 100% green. It’s how we balance the huge fluctuations of both demand and production. And of course part of the green economy - that brings jobs, economic growth and lower bills.
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
Privilege to be at the Empress Ballroom in 1989 and the Palace Ballroom in 2022. 🙏🏻
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Privilege to be at the Empress Ballroom in 1989 and the Palace Ballroom in 2022. 🙏🏻
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda