James Frith backs Andy Burnham's call for 'big decisions' in landmark speech

How Labour Put Big Property Above Camden’s Local Residents

A little more than a week before Thursday’s crucial byelection in the London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, prime minister Andy Burnham laid out a radical social and economic programme at Labour’s party conference in Liverpool. If the ideas were big, the shift in Labour’s direction was even bigger. Words not heard in years […]

‘The Prime Minister is right – Britain’s been on the wrong path for years’

Kent MP Tony Vaughan says Andy Burnham’s conference speech was ‘refreshingly honest’ and agrees Brexit ‘has done more harm than good’.

Melanie Ward MP: Prime Minister Andy Burnham understands towns like Kirkcaldy

Last week Prime Minister Andy Burnham gave a major speech to Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

Burnham – the resilience of Labourism

Labour leader Andy Burnham made his first leader's speech to Labour Party conference on 29 September 2026. It was warmly received. Following this Dave Kellaway discusses how there is still some life left in 'Old Labour' policies. Some organisations and individual commentators in the movement define Andy Burnham as ‘Starmer continuity', ‘Starmer 2.0' or use the phrase ‘new boss same as the old boss'. His conference speech and actions since taking…

Andy Burnham’s Labour Allows the Left to Breathe, a Little

The first Labour conference under new leader Andy Burnham saw a rhetorical turn away from his predecessor’s austerian and managerial approach. Burnham has regained trade unions’ confidence, but his real policy shifts have been cautious.

James Frith backs Andy Burnham's call for 'big decisions' in landmark speech

Bury North MP James Frith has backed Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plans for a National Care Service, housing reform and lower energy bills.