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Great to have @andyburnham.bsky.social out today giving his full backing to our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia for Gorton and Denton.

Andy was clear - we are united against the division of Reform. He wants people to vote Labour to keep them out of Manchester.

One month today, GM will have lifted the 9.30am restriction on older and disabled people’s bus passes - permanently.

We continue to work relentlessly to improve the lives of our residents! 💪🏻🐝

Big congrats Angeliki! I know you will do a great job. I will be there for you whenever you need me.🤞🏻💪🏻

My January salary donation to our A Bed Every Night scheme.

This year, I will be calling on the Government to make this a national approach.

GM can’t fix rough sleeping on its own.

Newly-arrived or otherwise, no one should have to spend one night on Britain’s streets in 2026.

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 didn’t.

PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.

You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Tomorrow I will return with full focus to my role as Mayor of Greater Manchester, defending everything we have built in our city-region over many years.

I decided to put myself forward to prevent the divisive politics of Reform damaging that. We are stronger together and let’s stay that way. 💪🏻

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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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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.👇🏻

I’m actually saying something very different, Ian: that the Right put us in this position as a low-growth UK through deindustrialisation, privatisation, austerity and Brexit. We can’t ignore the markets and can reassure them through a more collaborative politics investing to reverse this damage.

Manchesterism could revive Britain's fading grandeur The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain's global success

"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...

"Voting reform is critical. It builds a longer-term, more collaborative culture." Andy Burnham

"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!

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.

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…

🤔 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...

A statement ahead of Monday’s debate in the Commons on the Hillsborough Law.

Reform = worst of the Tory Party

These stories are nonsense and have absolutely nothing to do with me, Paul.

@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

Many thanks George, much appreciated 🙏🏻

An image for an IfG event at its Government 2026 conference. Tuesday 13 January, 11:45 - 13:00 Rewiring the state: Is the government making any progress? Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (joining virtually) Lord Michael Gove, Editor of The Spectator and former government minister Rowena Mason, Whitehall Editor at The Guardian Alex Thomas, Programme Director (Civil Service) at the Institute for Government

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

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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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Quote from Andy Burnham in The New Statesman, September 2025: "“When we sold off the water, sold off the electricity, sold off the gas, sold off the council homes, sold off the buses, sold off the trains, we found ourselves in a position where ordinary people couldn't afford those basics anymore."

🚨NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION🗓️
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
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Does anyone know what is or is not a penalty any more? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Love Scotland., actually. Will be there on Saturday!

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. 👍🏻

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. 🙌🏻