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i think what myself, andy burnham, past year? i think what myself, andy burnham. julie _ past year?t myself, andy burnham, julie driscoll, dan jarvis, i burnham, julie driscoll, danjarvis, sadig _ burnham, julie driscoll, danjarvis, sadig khan. — burnham, julie driscoll, danjarvis, sadiq khan, what we have hopefully -ot sadiq khan, what we have hopefully got with— sadiq khan, what we have hopefully got with tracy braverman, is that we speak— got with tracy braverman, is that we speak for— got with tracy braverman, is that we speak for the areas that we are from and we _ speak for the areas that we are from and we represent. and we are all labour— and we represent. and we are all labour party people. but we are interested in what the party policies _ interested in what the party policies and principles are. just to sto ou policies and principles are. just to stop you for _ policies and principles are. just to stop you for a _ policies and principles are. just to stop you for a second _ policies and principles are. just to stop you for a second because i policies and principles are. j

burnham done differently to labour in eniland? ~ ., burnham done differently to labour in eniland?sibility. they have been not only available but seem to be doing _ not only available but seem to be doing things. in wales obviously leading — doing things. in wales obviously leading the attack on the pandemic and a _ leading the attack on the pandemic and a vaccine roll—out, and andy burnham — and a vaccine roll—out, and andy burnham was my case it speaks for himself. _ burnham was my case it speaks for himself. he — burnham was my case it speaks for himself, he has been speaking with, for and _ himself, he has been speaking with, for and alongside the people of greater— for and alongside the people of greater manchester, and that might have upset people but it has given him visibility, but none of this deals— him visibility, but none of this deals with the underlying trends and issues _ deals with the underlying trends and issues i_ deals with the underlying trends and issues. i would suggest that one of the things— issues. i would suggest that one of the things my own party need t

, _ more profile if you are a mayor andy burnham, like sadiq khan, and sadiq khan burnham, like sadiqe labour party seem to have forgotten _ that the labour party seem to have forgotten which is that they can win _ forgotten which is that they can win its — forgotten which is that they can win. it's not all doom and gloom for them _ win. it's not all doom and gloom for them there — win. it's not all doom and gloom for them. there are seats up for election. _ them. there are seats up for election, labour111 them. there are seats up for election, labour 111 of them, but what _ election, labour 111 of them, but what you — election, labour 111 of them, but what you need a strong personalities, people who are rooted in their— personalities, people who are rooted in their communities and most important _ in their communities and most important of all, most important of all, important of all, most important of all. people — important of all, most important of all, people to talk about the priorities of the voters. that's, you know. _ priorities of the voters. that's, you know, one of the rea

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, they we are actually recovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. there's been criticism from andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, who was one of the real success stories of this set of elections. he said he couldn't support this move. i think what will have to look at later is when the reshuffle comes, what happens and it could give us a indication perhaps of the way keir starmer thinks he needs to move and the way the party needs to move and the way the party needs to move and the way the party needs to change. {lila needs to move and the way the party needs to change.— needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed- — needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we _ needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will— needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will keep _ needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will keep up - needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will keep up with i mu

50 that is what andy burnham, _ is that a way forward?this, earlier today, so it looks like the signs are that something like that could be potentially on the cards, some other areas in the north of england, blackburn and so on a have attempted to announce this and have been knocked by by people in the government saying they move too quickly, the question is could this be announced now, in this news conference coming up? the idea if you can vaccinate the people who are currently spreading the virus most quickly, then perhaps you can head off any kind of rise in infections and this movement up to these more vulnerable groups, the argument against it is that if you get vaccinated it takes a few week, three weeks or so until you start to have any immune response that vaccination, so the problem in some of these areas is now, and even if you could vaccinate everyone over the age of 16 tomorrow, you won't see the benefit os of after that for maybe, two, three even more weeks to come. i maybe, two, three even more weeks to come. , , ., , maybe,

andy burnham's clip there that there is a bit of frustration in- andy burnham's clip there that thatresults that labour saw— also overshadow some of the better results that labour saw over - also overshadow some of the better results that labour saw over the i results that labour saw over the weekend, — results that labour saw over the weekend, such— results that labour saw over the weekend, such as _ results that labour saw over the weekend, such as the _ results that labour saw over the weekend, such as the west i results that labour saw over the i weekend, such as the west yorkshire mayoraltw _ weekend, such as the west yorkshire ma oral . f , weekend, such as the west yorkshire ma oral . j , ,, ~ mayoralty. they've been talking about the move _ mayoralty. they've been talking about the move forward. - mayoralty. they've been talking about the move forward. when | mayoralty. they've been talking i about the move forward. when we mayoralty. they've been talking - about the move forward. when we look at that reshuffle, is there any that indication of the direction that sir keir star

also andy burnham the mayor of greater manchester, one of the great success stories for labour, sayingbour spokesman defended it by saying the party needed to change how it ran campaigns in the future. 0ff change how it ran campaigns in the future. off the record, sources say angela rayner need to take responsibility for a campaign which was described as bungled. we are expecting to see a few more changes in the top team in the coming days. and we are told that angela rayner will get a prominent role, but at the moment, without knowing what that might be or what is coming next, what that leaves is space and airtime for those critical of keir starmer and the direction his taking the party, to really express that. 0k, thank you for the latest goings on in the labour party. thank you very much indeed. police investigating the death of community support officer julia james have arrested a man in his 20s. the man, from the canterbury area, was arrested on friday and remains in custody. 53—year—old ms james was found dead on 27 april in woodland near dover, having suffered serious head injur

therefore declare that andy i burnham is duly elected as the mayor of the _ burnham is duly elected asuthority. greater _ of the greater manchester authority. greater manchester was one of seven more memo's offices so far retained by labour. cambridgeshire and peterborough too. in the west midlands labour's challenge. conservative dues were echoed across england's councils. conservatives have seized control of a dozen local authorities, taking southhampton from labour and has lost control of durham for over 100 years. more than 200 seats gained by conservatives, many in labour's strongholds. there is a lot of work _ many in labour's strongholds. there is a lot of work now _ many in labour's strongholds. there is a lot of work now to _ many in labour's strongholds. there is a lot of work now to do _ many in labour's strongholds. there is a lot of work now to do to - many in labour's strongholds. there is a lot of work now to do to finish i is a lot of work now to do to finish thejob with covid is a lot of work now to do to finish the job with covid and that is by no means over, get the

andy burnham! re—elected as mayor of greater manchester. do have a signature look, don't you, andy? you're missing the crown there. oh, the king of the north! king of the north, there we, are self—declared! do you listen to new order on your phone on the way to work? i do — not every day, but i do, joy division as well. can you tell us, what was going on in this video that resurfaced this week of you, djing? # i'm moving on up, | you're moving on out. # time to break free, | nothing can stop me... adam is really dancing, by the way! doing dad dancing, here we. yeah, what was going on there? that was m people, wasn't it? yeah. i'm pretty sure it was when i challenged the mayor of the liverpool city region to a dj competition — i won hands down, by the way. i had manchester music triumphing over liverpool. 0k, well, you line up some tunes for later on in this episode of newscast. newscast...from the bbc. hello, it's adam in the studio. and laura in the studio, two metres apart, but maybe not for that long. i don't know. are you going to wear

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, the are actually recovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. john mcdonnell of course was a leading figure in the labour party during its 2019 defeat, an historic defeat for the party, but he said the difference between him and kier starmer was he owned that defeat himself, owned it personally. the reshuffle perhaps not getting off to the most auspicious of starts but i suppose until we get some names emerging later today we should probably just emerging later today we should probablyjust indulge in some idle speculation. this is what people are talking about in westminster, they are asking whether sir keir starmer as well as promoting rising stars such as wes streeting who seems to perform very well on television, can he attract back some of the big beasts with shadow and actual ministerial experience? people such as yvette cooper and hilary benn for example. and although reshuffles can strengthen party leaders, they can sometimes do the opp

i'm still not entirely clear why in the burnham sees in urge to vaccinate _ why in the burnham sees ini think it's very rare for two me to actually— it's very rare for two me to actually agree with the government. again _ actually agree with the government. again i _ actually agree with the government. again i think they got it right at this point _ again i think they got it right at this point. i think that we should vaccinate — this point. i think that we should vaccinate those with higher risk and that at— vaccinate those with higher risk and that at the — vaccinate those with higher risk and that at the moment is older people and people with health conditions. jamie, _ and people with health conditions. jamie, i_ and people with health conditions. jamie, i can't fail to be drawn by your terrific backdrop with all those stars of uk music. that's the job you're doing now. just wearing that hat, i'm not going to ask you to proselytize on the part but that is your job. to proselytize on the part but that is yourjob. this whole thing about vaccination and younger people vaccination and

expecting andy burnham to come back strongly. not truly disastrous. you took_ back strongly. the party is or should _ you look at wales, the party is or should doing better than expected. so labour— should doing better than expected. so labour can win, but the problem is in england— so labour can win, but the problem is in england when it seems to have gone _ is in england when it seems to have gone backwards. ithink is in england when it seems to have gone backwards. i think one factor here is— gone backwards. i think one factor here is incumbents seem to be doing particularly _ here is incumbents seem to be doing particularly well, whether it's mark drakeford — particularly well, whether it's mark drakeford or nicola sturgeon up in scottahd~ — drakeford or nicola sturgeon up in scotland. 0r borisjohnson in westminster. there may be a covid factor _ westminster. there may be a covid factor here — westminster. there may be a covid factor here with the vaccine, and after— factor here with the vaccine, and after the — factor here with the vaccine, and after the uncertainty of n

andy burnham was saying that at the end.ion, greater clarity. the public are not stupid, they can understand if it's put to you that you have a more transmissible case in your area you need to take more precautions and get vaccinated, it is understandable. so i think if we did find in hong kong we need a good communication and at the daily communication and at the daily communication for clarity, the trust that then builds on the public and in the community and the community engaging with the whole effort to control the pandemic and that is very important. but you do need public health people and local authorities involved in the whole process. bill authorities involved in the whole rocess. . ., authorities involved in the whole rocess. �* ., . authorities involved in the whole rocess. ., . . process. all of that said, i am interested _ process. all of that said, i am interested in _ process. all of that said, i am interested in the _ process. all of that said, i am interested in the fact - process. all of that said, i am in

andy burnham, re—elected labour mayor of greater machester.iverpool riverside kim johnson. she is also former parliamentary private secretary to angela rayner. you worked very closely with her. how would you describe keir starmer�*s decision to sack angela rayner? starmer's decision to sack angela ra ner? ,., ., ., starmer's decision to sack angela ra ner? ., ., , ., starmer's decision to sack angela ra ner? ., ., , rayner? good morning, lovely to be here, this morning. _ rayner? good morning, lovely to be here, this morning. yes, _ rayner? good morning, lovely to be here, this morning. yes, i _ rayner? good morning, lovely to be here, this morning. yes, i was - rayner? good morning, lovely to be here, this morning. yes, i was am l here, this morning. yes, i was am g's pps and worked closely with her and i worked closely with her in north—west unison. we are both members of the region. —— i was and she's pps. —— i was angela's. i was disappointed in the way that keir treated angie as the party campaigner. she was scapegoated stop keir after th

they should be better news for labour when they likely to confirm real actions for andy burnham in greaterping for victory in the west of england contest. greg dawson, bbc news, westminster. there's been a strong showing for welsh labour in the senedd elections, with mark drakeford expected to remain as first minister. this is the current situation, with mr drakeford's party having won 30 out of 60 seats so far. our correspondent, tomos morgan is in cardiff. mark drakeford mark dra keford was mark drakeford was front and centre of welsh labours campaign this year and it clearly has paid off. they've equalled their best ever tally, just one shy of a majority. the question now for mark drakeford, is how will they rule as a government? will they rule as a minority government or will they seek a less formal coalition such as the confidence and supply deal? will they ask the lib dem member tojoin them in a co—op maybe? forthe dem member tojoin them in a co—op maybe? for the tories, they gain some seats, however they will be disappointed they haven't been able to break the north—eastern red wall

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has also condemned the violence.ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate... ..to voice their continued opposition to the ownership of manchester united by the glazer family. some protesters soon decided to go further, and ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the world, that revered manchester united pitch, the place of stirring feats of football, occupied. as clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the face by a broken bottle. meanwhile, some of those who stayed peacefully outside, were leaving. as we're speaking outside the ground, there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. i mean, what. was there? yeah, yeah. what do you think about that? it's, it's. .. ..it�*s a frustrating thing because obviously, as fans, we want the best for our club. it's been, from when we were young, watched it, it's been magical, you know, history that we've

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, thecovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. interesting thatjohn interesting that john mcdonnell offering interesting thatjohn mcdonnell offering some advice on media handling as well as the substance of the move against angela rayner. of course was pretty prominent in the labour party when it went down to a historic defeat in 2019 but he said the difference between him and keir starmer was he owned the defeat and thatis starmer was he owned the defeat and that is what keir starmer should be doing now, taking responsibility for worse than expected election results. it will be interesting is the day goes on to find out who keir starmer will surround himself with at his top table. to be honest reshuffles can be a high wire act if they are done against a backdrop of poor election results, if they look to be reactive. we don't yet know if some of the losers from the reshuffle will go quietly. some insiders are saying it is a serious moment for k

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, thectually recovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. it is certainly the case that some of these more positive results for labour that they got yesterday and overnight have been somewhat overshadowed by this row which angela rayner�*s allies say was not of her making, she wanted to be helpful and was preparing for media appearances to date it back so keir starmer and explain why labour had not done as well as it should have donein not done as well as it should have done in its former heartland and traditional seeds. done in its former heartland and traditionalseeds. her done in its former heartland and traditional seeds. her absence from the airwaves, they say, says it all in terms of reaching any kind of agreement. so faralthough in terms of reaching any kind of agreement. so far although we have been told the reshuffle will start today, no single appointment has been announced including the new role for angela rayner. so been announced in

as culture secretary, andy burnham backed their campaign in 2009.bill when i was in parliament, to give families like margaret and others parity of legalfunding when they are at an inquest where the state is involved. that is the very minimum we should be demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are said to have been the longest and most expensive ever mounted in britain. the crown prosecution service has defended its decision to bring this prosecution, saying it was important for a jury to test the evidence, but the bereaved say it has been a farce. judith moritz, bbc news. last night we reported on the suffering of hundreds of unmarried women in the uk, who were forced to hand over their newborn babies for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. they're now campaigning for a formal apology from the prime minister, in line with practice in other countries such as australia. the trauma suffered by the mothers has been shared by many of the children, and some of them have been speaking to our correspondent duncan kennedy. jan is one of the child

andy burnham was re—elected as the labour mayor of greater manchester over the weekend.lection results could not be blamed onjust on person. well, everyone has a role, don't they? everyone has to take some responsibility. but i think it's about collective rather than saying it's all about one person. you know, angela rayner doesn't set all of the policies on which we fight elections so, you know, that's why i made my displeasure clear, victoria. but, as i say, i'm glad that it's been resolved and it seems to have been resolved in the right way. and it is now about moving forward. labour's got to stop this sort of internal focus, this civil war between those on the left of the party and those on the right of the party. from my point of view, that's absolutely pointless and disruptive. we have got a fantastic vision here in greater manchester. this is labour in power, showing what we can do. buses under public control, these are labour policies. isn't it about time the party starts celebrating those things? it's labour mayors. we've got a new woman mayor in west yorkshire,

spots like these, labour has won in several mayoral races, such as greater manchester, where andy burnham some in the current shadow cabinet have defended their leader. the responsibility as leader is of course deciding what team you need around you for the next stage of what is a really difficult battle for us and labour, to rebuild trust with the voters. you know, taking tough decisions is what leaders do. who keir starmer decides to keep in his reshuffle and who he sacks may give an indication of where he thinks the party needs to go. does he keep on trying to unify all the different bits or does he, in effect, pick a side? and that might apply to the voters party wants to reconnect with, too. is it about what it has currently got, which is essentially young voters, graduates, social liberals, remainers, or is it still the party of the working class in britain, which is what it would still like to be, but, frankly, at the moment isn't? with its leader in office forjust over a year now, labour's challenge to find a message that chimes with voters looks just as tough as it ever did. let'

the person most people talk about is andy burnham but likely to be elected today is the greater manchesterl be in batley and spen seat, in yorkshire, and the reason for that and the current mp, is likely to be elected tomorrow as the first mayor of west yorkshire and she says she will have to step down as part of having thatjob which means it will be a by—election, and it will be a by—election, and it is another leave voting seat, in a labour party area and a reasonably significant brexit vote. if keir starmer would lose that seed as well, as well as hartlepool, two labour party parliamentary seat in by—elections in a row, in short order, and i think that could potentially, may not be existential but could be really, really difficult for keir starmer. the problem is he is trying to introduce himself to the country as a successful leader, a winner and in a way, success begets success in politics and failure begets failure. when you accrue the reputation of someone who is not succeeding it becomes harder to succeed and get voters to take you seriously. to stay on and i want to ask about the

andy burnham said he wanted an the infighting, how likely is that?y the hope of leadership. the conventional wisdom is if a party is talking to itself and looking inwards, it isn't talking to the voters enough, and there is that by—election which will come up shortly to focus on. the leadership will be hoping that they can quell this. there is a sense of frustration in westminster, though, about the handling of this, the political handling, if you like. because there was such a big gap between the news coming out on saturday evening that angela rayner was going to be moved to that final appointment of when she went to on sunday night, that gave a lot of time and space to air time for critics to spend their time on the air time, critics to spend their time on the airtime, those critics to spend their time on the air time, those divisions to be aired quite publicly. there is a sense of frustration about the political handling of it as well. there is dissents from many in the party this morning that it is time move on and focus on voters once again —— t

is speculation that andy burnham might still be interested in the job at some point.es because it is a _ that is the problem he faces because it is a big _ that is the problem he faces because it is a big long term job telling the labour party right now and it faces— the labour party right now and it faces an — the labour party right now and it faces an existential crisis because it is still— faces an existential crisis because it is still infected by corbynism. sir keir— it is still infected by corbynism. sir keir starmer is trying to clear some _ sir keir starmer is trying to clear some of— sir keir starmer is trying to clear some of it — sir keir starmer is trying to clear some of it out but the membership is dominated _ some of it out but the membership is dominated by corbynistas who joined under— dominated by corbynistas who joined under the _ dominated by corbynistas who joined under the £3 membership ticket. boris _ under the £3 membership ticket. borisjohnson may go under the £3 membership ticket. boris johnson may go only for the next election and he sees th

we'll be speaking to the greater manchester mayor andy burnham later this morning.alfrom next week are facing uncertainty, after the country announced it was extending its current lockdown until the 30th of may. holiday bookings for portugal surged last week after it was one of just 12 countries placed on the uk's green list, meaning no quarantine was required on return. let's speak now to our portugal correspondent alison roberts. alison, when can we expect a final decision on this? the government yesterday decided to extend what it calls the state of public calamity in the country until the 30th of may. in fact, most of the 30th of may. in fact, most of the lockdown restrictions have gone, there are just a few municipalities that still have them. and things are progressing fairly well, and it had long been hoped that the government would be able to welcome a british holiday makers on monday. the government itself had said that, but i think they are being extremely cautious, and the fact that the british government is now reviewing the situation is not a coincidenc

when the mayor of greater manchester, the labour mayor andy burnham, is calling for no local lockdownrtably calling for more vaccinations of a wider group of adults. . . ., ,., ., of adults. iain watson at westminster, _ of adults. iain watson at westminster, thank - of adults. iain watson at westminster, thank you | of adults. iain watson at - westminster, thank you very of adults. iain watson at _ westminster, thank you very much. we can find out is what the labour position is asjonathan ashworth joints meet now. thank you for talking to us on bbc news. do you rule out lock downs that this is not at all appropriate any longer? i join you tonight for my kitchen in leicester— join you tonight for my kitchen in leicester where we never left lockdown for over a year so i know how difficult local lockdown tsar. i would _ how difficult local lockdown tsar. i would strongly recommend that local lockdowns should be the last thing we need _ lockdowns should be the last thing we need to do. what we have to do now is_ we need to do. what we have to do now is quickly get up off of this variant—

as culture secretary, andy burnham back their campaign in 2009.ugh bill— for a change in the law. i propose to the hillsborough bill when - for a change in the law. i propose to the hillsborough bill when i- for a change in the law. i propose | to the hillsborough bill when i was in parliament to give families like margaret and others parity of legal funding when they are at an inquest where the state is involved. that is the very minimum we should be demanding. the the very minimum we should be demanding-— the very minimum we should be demandinu. . , ., demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations— demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are _ demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are said _ demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are said to _ demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are said to have - demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are said to have been| investigations are said to have been the longest and most expensive ever mounted in britain. the crown prosecution service has d

but the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham says he would be "very concerned" by the prospect ofthe worst—affected areas. the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi was asked about the situation in parts of northern england this morning. we have to be careful. what we are doing is surge testing in bolton. so 100 nurses, public health practitioners, environmental health practitioners going in, doing the door—to—door testing. we've got a mobile pcr unit going in there. 800,000 pcr tests have gone out to 15 areas around the country as well. and we've identified over 4,400 cases, and over 14,000 close contacts have been traced and instructed to self—isolate. so the important thing, i think, is the combination of seeing whether we can flex the vaccination programme to help further, so we've sent more doses to bolton, and, of course, we will obviously follow the clinical advice if they think it would help if we shortened the interval period, or anything else, in the vaccination. let's speak to paul hunter, professor in medicine at the university of east anglia. i'm i' m clearly i'm clearly ve

andy burnham is the labour mayor of greater manchester, he gave this reaction after the story broke nof the guidance has been a huge amount of confusion across the system. find been a huge amount of confusion across the system.— been a huge amount of confusion across the system. and this would a- ear across the system. and this would a - ear to across the system. and this would appearto be. _ across the system. and this would appearto be. in — across the system. and this would appear to be, in my— across the system. and this would appear to be, in my view, - across the system. and this would appear to be, in my view, a - across the system. and this would appear to be, in my view, a major| appear to be, in my view, a major communications era that we saw a lot of last— communications era that we saw a lot of last year— communications era that we saw a lot of last year but we have not seen recentlx — of last year but we have not seen recentlx it — of last year but we have not seen recently. it is of a big on peoples lives _ recently. it is of a big on peoples lives -- — recently. it is of

as culture secretary, andy burnham backed their campaign in 2009. in parliament, to give families like margaret and others parity of legalfunding when they are at an inquest where the state is involved. that is the very minimum we should be demanding. the recent hillsborough investigations are said to have been the longest and most expensive ever mounted in britain. the crown prosecution service has defended its decision to bring this prosecution, saying it was important for a jury to test the evidence, but the bereaved say it has been a farce. judith moritz, bbc news. police investigating the shooting of the black lives matter activist sasha johnson have arrested five men. msjohnson was shot in the head during a party in south london in the early hours of sunday morning, and remains in a critical condition in hospital. adina campbell gave us this update. five people are being held in police custody tonight on suspicion of attempted murder. the men, aged between 18 and 28, as well as a 17—year—old boy who's also been arrested on suspicion of possess

but the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham says he would be �*very concerned' by the prospect ofg local lockdowns. another possible move could be bringing forward second doses to protect vulnerable groups sooner. with more, here's charlotte wright. follow the rules, where a face covering! an urgent response to the rapidly increasing cases of the covid variant that originated in india. surge testing in 15 areas of england. in bolton, a rapid response team is going door—to—door. and as concerns grow about the speed of the spread of this variant, the government has now said it could not rule out fresh local or regional restrictions to try to suppress it. it is a variant of concern. we are anxious about it. it has been spreading. at the moment, there is a very wide range of scientific opinion| about what could happen, but - we want to make sure that we take all the prudential, all the cautious steps now that we can take. - public health england has recorded more than 1,300 uk cases of the indian variant this week, more than double the 520 recorded the week before, with most in the no

andy burnham is associated with challenging the conservatives over the treatment of the north duringdical policies that can inspire people. so these are not are all big lefty figures, they are authentic centre—left agendas. but they are big labourfigures associated with challenging the conservatives and having eye—catching policies and a vision. because that is where i think the labour leadership nationally has clearly failed. i think across the party there is a consensus that no one knows what keir starmer stands for. people do not andy burnham stands for, they do know what what mark drakeford wales stands for and we do know what he saw mayoral candidates in local authorities. labour has to love you cannot get people to vote for labourjust labour has to love you cannot get people to vote for labour just to stop the tories, that did not work. —— people cannot vote labour to stop the tories. but -- people cannot vote labour to stop the tories. �* :, .., -- people cannot vote labour to stop the tories. �* :, , :, the tories. but how can you extrapolate _ the tories. but how can you ext

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has condemned the violence. 0ur sports correspondent joeilson reports. the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate... ..to voice their continued opposition to the ownership of manchester united by the glazer family. some protesters soon decided to go further, and ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the world, that revered manchester united pitch, the place of stirring feats of football, occupied. as clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the face by a broken bottle. meanwhile, some of those who stayed peacefully outside, were leaving. as we're speaking outside the ground, there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. i mean, what. was there? yeah, yeah. what do you think about that? it's, it's. .. ..it�*s a frustrating thing because obviously, as fans, we want the best for our club. it's been, from when we were young, watched it, it's been magical, you know, history that we've had. and people like, get so

i apologize to you and secretary mayorkas burnham chairing another hearing but it might have the opportunity to greet the secretary, thank him for his great work and years of great work and public service. and if i can i went to get a question asked here of mr. secretary. as the chair of labor health and services appropriations committee, we have had conversations before i spent a significant amount of time on the unaccompanied children program for inode the department of health and human services have been in contact with you and advocate as to how we could divert children the unaccompanied children program. particular discharging children for the non- parental they enter the united states with. i've heard from advocates that the number of children in the uc program with a non- parental relative with numbers and the thousand. i am not advocating but i am looking at how they are able to discharge a grandmother and a granddaughter together as quickly as possible. so with that, can you tell me what the status is of these conversations with hhs? and are there barriers on this into delaying the

or sadiq khan as— talking about andy burnham or sadiq khan as possible labour leader, i'm afraid _ khangland, it can be done, itjust requires — in england, it can be done, itjust requires the _ in england, it can be done, itjust requires the right politics and assembling the right coalition. | assembling the right coalition. i know we've spoken about this before, is there any challenge from the left at some point? there will be a group of socialist mps who think, it's because kier starmer hasn't been clear about the direction he's following, would he do better if you had a clear economic prospectus that is firmly to the left, despite the fact that they tories have had the biggest state intervention because of the pandemic? i biggest state intervention because of the pandemic?— of the pandemic? i don't call joe biden left-wing _ of the pandemic? i don't call joe biden left-wing in _ of the pandemic? i don't call joe biden left-wing in any _ of the pandemic? i don't call joe biden left-wing in any way, i of the pandemic? i don't calljoe i biden left-wing in any way, shape or biden left—wi

if you look at douglas in scotland, in terms of the conservatives, if you look at the way andy burnhamle have moved on and i think there was a lot of arrogance about parties assuming that the votes in an area where there is and it was just about getting out the vote. i think we've moved on and people are identifying with parties in different ways, they vote on different ways, they vote on different issues and we had a crazy year, so can we reallyjudge exactly where we are in terms of why people voted? lots of people who voted for brexit were said to have lent their vote to the tories in 2019 and in reality, boris delivered on that so maybe those people feel, he's a man of his word, i'm happy to vote tory again. we don't know for sure and we can speculate on the reasons. i think it's a bigger issue than just keir starmer on his own. a lot of blame is being put at his door but lots of people in the labour movement are scratching their heads saying we probably didn't do enough after 2019. �* , , ., saying we probably didn't do enough after 2019. . , , . ., ., after 2019. ayesha hazarika,

of course, the other mayoral contest results, including that one here in greater manchester, andy burnhamr that contest is in the mid 30s.— contest is in the mid 30s. kirstie kieran and _ contest is in the mid 30s. kirstie kieran and ruh. _ contest is in the mid 30s. kirstie kieran and ruh. looking - contest is in the mid 30s. kirstie kieran and ruh. looking at - contest is in the mid 30s. kirstie l kieran and ruh. looking at wigan, the seat of lisa labour has managed to do 0k there. burnley stays under no overall control but bolton as well. labour's performance _ control but bolton as well. labour's performance across _ control but bolton as well. labour's performance across the _ control but bolton as well. labour's performance across the north - control but bolton as well. labour's performance across the north of. performance across the north of england. 0ur labour holding up more strongly in the north—west and why do you think that is? share strongly in the north-west and why do you think that is?— do you think that is? are you still with us? sorry. — do you think that is? are you sti

is very start, because the expectation is, that london will remain pretty firmly labour and andy burnham's't need votes _ votes in areas where it doesn't need votes and _ votes in areas where it doesn't need votes and losing votes in areas where — votes and losing votes in areas where it— votes and losing votes in areas where it needs votes and that was that khan— where it needs votes and that was that khan winning i suspect quite well in _ that khan winning i suspect quite well in london while they were losing — well in london while they were losing hartlepool. this is the kicker— losing hartlepool. this is the kicker for— losing hartlepool. this is the kicker for labour, there is a debate within— kicker for labour, there is a debate within the — kicker for labour, there is a debate within the party that it should give up within the party that it should give up on _ within the party that it should give up on its _ within the party that it should give up on its industrial heartland, it's your— up on its industrial heartland, it's your turn— up on its industrial heartland, it's your turn it

somebody like andy burnham has made a difference for us in the past year. than in 2019. you say some progress, it does not sound _ than in 2019. you say some progress, it does not sound ambitious. - than in 2019. you say some progress, it does not sound ambitious. if - than in 2019. you say some progress, it does not sound ambitious. if you i it does not sound ambitious. if you do not make progress, keir starmer said he would take responsibility. what does that mean? it means we are aware of the challenge we face and that if we do not do as well as we wanted it is a message to work harder and win more people's trust and continue the process that began with keir starmer becoming leader. in the 70s, the conservative party would go down, labour party would go up. and you said in opposition you expect the opposition to do better but that is not the reality in the uk any more, there are more parties, and different politics. we know how difficult it is. things we want to talk about, jobs, public services, tackling crime, making sure we are in a better place than

we can speak now to the greater manchester mayor, andy burnham. morning to you.it is sticking to journeys that are essential or things you have planned, in good faith, when you had the ability to plan. it is people being sensible, isn't it? this is the way we need to proceed going forward, not going back to local lockdown. in our view, they did not work and cause real harm to people's lighting —— lives. we need to clear up lighting —— lives. we need to clear up confusion in part of the government messaging. what we are saying at the moment in bolton is minimise travel. in schools, the messages you cannot wear a facemask because there has been a national position taken by the government in respect to schools. that does not meet up with saying you need to be more vigilant in bolton for travel but in schools, they cannot apply extra measures. that is currently the position this morning. there is more to be done here to iron out these mixed messages. in areas where there are more cases, clearly people should be more vigilant and take extra measures.— should be more v

as explained by james burnham in "suicide of the west" now over 50 years old, a west may blame themselves for the corruption and lack of caring for human life in gaza. some members of this body are already doing this. the united states and israel must not shirk from our responsibilities as moral leaders of the world. we support israel in defending themselves from the morally bankrupt attack -- and morally bankrupt government. we encourage them to continue this fight to make sure their citizens are not at risk in the future. mr. johnson: i yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> i thank my good friend from louisiana, our republican vice chair. mr. speaker, since the onset of the pandemic our businesses have been faced with challenges. our recovery is on the way and our workers are seeking unemployment that diss insent fivizes work and and compete with enhanced unemployment. east penn manufacturing are trying to fill jobs and enhanced unemployment manufacturing was never to be permanent and disrupting the labor market on what can be a strong recovery as more americans continue to vacci