Not so long ago, it seemed certain that Nigel Farage’s party would capture the city-region mayoralty – but the new prime minister’s popularity carries all before it, writes John Rentoul ...

Bev Craig, the Labour Party candidate, departs Broad Oak Primary in Didsbury after voting in the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, in Manchester, England, July 30, 2026. ANNABELLE LEE-ELLIS / ...

COMMENT: Not so long ago, it seemed certain that Nigel Farage’s party would capture the city-region mayoralty – but the new ...

During rush hour in Manchester city centre, you’re likely to hear an automated voice reading out the stops on one of the city’s yellow Bee Network buses. New technology telling passengers what stops ...

Andy Burnham crowns Greater Manchester mayoral successor Bev Craig as ‘Queen of the north’ - Labour candidate Ms Craig secured the largest by-election victory in British history ...

Andy Burnham told his successor as Greater Manchester mayor to “go further and do more” as he dubbed her the “queen of the ...

Bev Craig's triumph was great news for Labour - but zoom out and the figures show that Labour's first preference share was ...

Andy Burnham has urged his successor as Greater Manchester mayor, Bev Craig, to "go further and do more," dubbing her the ...

Greater Manchester's new mayor Bev Craig has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham's move to give the regions more power could "change our lives". The Labour candidate claimed victory in Thursday's ...

The prime minister took to social media to congratulate his successor after vacating the role to return to Westminster in ...