Burnham's blitz: Sam and Anne's verdict
By Wire ReportJul 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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Originally published at news.sky.com.
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Originally published at news.sky.com.
In the end it wasn't close. Labour's Bev Craig comfortably held the Greater Manchester (GM) mayoralty, vacated last month by Andy Burnham.
Two of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway's most significant private sector deals have been renegotiated, the government will announce on Friday, as it tries to demonstrate that Britain's biggest infrastructure white elephant is finally under control.
Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said Labour should ban men from running in its next leadership election.