Burnham latest: Makerfield MP vows to ‘lift Britain back up’ with radical 10-year plan to raise living standards

Who is Mr Burnham and how did he come to the fore to become the next prime minister?

The Conservative Party announced Trafford councilor Phil Eckersley as its candidate for the next Greater Manchester mayor on Sunday.

The local businessman is confirmed to be a candidate on Sunday and will face Manchester City Council leader Bev Craig of the Labor Party, as well as the Green Party’s Geraldine Coggins, who is also a Trafford councillor.

Labor pitched this as a two-party race against Reform England, which made huge gains in the region during the local elections.

However, the Greens are also aiming to get votes from the Labor Party, following their success in the Gorton and Denton by-elections.

MP Rupert Lowe said the Restore party would be the candidate. Reform has not yet announced its mayoral candidate.

The mayoral by-election will be held on July 30 and Mr Eckersley, who represents Trafford Council’s Bowdon Ward, said he was “honoured to have been chosen”.

Mr Eckersley, who founded Bridgewater Care Home in Wigan in 2010, which employs more than 100 people, added: “Greater Manchester is my home and an area of ​​enormous potential, but too often decisions are made with a focus on Manchester city centre, leaving the outer boroughs left behind.

“As a business owner, father and local councillor, I understand the challenges faced by families, businesses and communities in our city region.

“From pressure on public services and concerns about crime and antisocial behavior to traffic congestion and the need for housing and stronger local economies, these are issues I have addressed head on throughout my professional and public life.

“The Conservative Party has a clear vision for Greater Manchester: safer streets, better transport, thriving local businesses, responsible development and value for taxpayers’ money.”

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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey warned that Andy Burnham “has a very short period of time to turn this government around” as the country is “impatient for change”.

“People have heard this kind of talk before but they are sorely disappointed because nothing is changing – Burnham should not repeat this mistake,” he said.

“If he is serious about boosting growth and reducing the cost of living, Burnham must scrap Labour’s old red lines on Europe and bring Britain into the single market.

“We will hold their feet to the fire to finally deliver the change people are crying out for.”

The former Greater Manchester mayor continues to ponder his future cabinet.

Rachel Reeves appears to have accepted that she will no longer remain Chancellor; Several senior ministers, including home secretary Shabana Mahmood and energy minister Ed Miliband, have announced they will replace him.

Lucy Powell said she thought Mr Miliband would be good at running the Treasury but warned against “blabbermouths” over who could get what job.

Steve Reed said he would be “very happy” to keep his cabinet position at some level. burnham We have been speaking to the Makerfield MP in recent days, but these appointments are a matter for the leader.

Leading Labor leader Andy Burnham will vow to give Britain “the circuit breaker it needs” in a major speech in which he will lay out his plans for devolution and the economy.

Mr Burnham, who was a minister and frontbencher of the opposition before becoming a regional mayor in 2017, will use his speech to suggest that his generation of politicians – including himself – must take responsibility for the loss of public confidence in politics.

He is expected to commit to public procurement reform, which will focus on “buying British” to stimulate industry and in turn provide more “social value” in the form of job placements and apprenticeships.

Education reforms will also be announced, aiming to deliver what his team describes as “true equality” between academic and technical, the balance that outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also tried to focus on when he was in government.

Do Andy Burnham’s new voters want him to be prime minister?

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