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Andy Burnham hosts wildfire summit to build resilience ‘for next time’

Fire chiefs, industry leaders, ministers and academic have been considering how to tackle the growing threat.

Evening Standard · Oct 23

Burnham faces unrest among Labour big beasts ahead of party conference

The Prime Minister is due to give a speech at the conference on Tuesday, which he hopes will set out the guiding purpose for Labour in Government.

Evening Standard · Sep 26

Minister told limited change to council reorganisation will undermine devolution

County authorities insist the process must revert to the previously agreed process after the review announced earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Protesters tell Gordon Lyons arts sector ‘not being heard’ at Stormont

Actress and playwright Roisin Gallagher has spoken of ‘frustration’ in the arts sector as she joined demonstrators outside Stormont.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Angela Rayner withdraws council reorganisation decisions after new legal advice

At least eight councils have launched legal challenges.

Evening Standard · Sep 7

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers won't be freed early, signals Andy Burnham after backlash against freeing them

The PM said he was ‘increasingly confident’ that a solution will be found to the jail overcrowding crisis to ‘prevent their early release’

Evening Standard · Aug 11

Andy Burnham's Cabinet: Who are the London MPs facing the axe from key posts or promotion?

Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has some difficult decisions to make in choosing his top team

Evening Standard · Jul 8

New foreign donation rules could hit Reform UK’s crypto millionaire funders hard

‘These tough new rules will shut down dodgy funding, stop foreign money influencing our elections and keep our democracy strong,’ says Communities Secretary Steve Reed

The Independent UK · Jul 6

Andy Burnham 'to ease London homes crisis by discouraging Northerners from moving to capital'

‘It doesn't help London if London is the only place where people see opportunities for jobs,’ says Cabinet minister Steve Reed

Evening Standard · Jun 28

‘No inkling’ of Donaldson’s abusive behaviour prior to arrest, says DUP minister

Gordon Lyons also denied that loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has been exerting influence over Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party.

Evening Standard · Jun 26