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Politics Home Article | Andy Burnham To Campaign In London Ahead Of Local Elections

Politics Home Article | Andy Burnham To Campaign In London Ahead Of Local Elections

Published by Sam Flores

3 min read2 hr Andy Burnham is set to campaign in London ahead of the local elections as Labour tries to avoid major losses in the capital. The Mayor of Greater Manchester, widely seen as a leading candidate to succeed Keir Starmer as leader, is planning to knock on doors in Islington in north London this week, according to literature seen by PoliticsHome, and is expected to visit several more boroughs between now and 7 May, including Lewisham and Haringey. The capital is one of Labour’s biggest headaches heading into those elections next month, with the party under pressure from the Greens to its left and Reform UK to its right. A YouGov poll published on Wednesday forecast Labour to win 15 borough councils, down six from the last time they held elections in 2022. The biggest beneficiary of Labour’s fall in support is expected to be the Greens, with YouGov projecting Zack Polanski’s party to win in Hackney, Lambeth, Lewisham and Waltham Forest.  In Islington, where Burnham is due to campaign in the coming days, the Greens are expected to …

Angela Rayner Holds Secret Meeting With Andy Burnham

Angela Rayner Holds Secret Meeting With Andy Burnham

Published by Sam Flores

Angela Rayner had a secret meeting with Andy Burnham on Friday night, according to new reports. The Sun on Sunday shared photos of the Greater Manchester mayor arriving at the former deputy prime minister’s constituency home in Ashton. Their summit adds to mounting speculation the two soft-left Labour figures might be considering launching a joint coup. Their encounter came hours after Keir Starmer furiously defended his premiership amid fresh developments in the Peter Mandelson scandal. It was revealed by the Guardian this week that the ex-Labour peer failed security vetting, but still secured the top job as the UK’s ambassador to the US. Starmer has since insisted that he was not told Mandelson had failed and only found out on Tuesday night. He then sacked the chief of the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins, on Thursday night. As scrutiny over Starmer’s judgement grows once again, technology secretary Liz Kendall sent a message to the PM’s potential opponents this morning. She said: “Any politician that focuses more on their future and their job, not people’s future sand …

Andy Kershaw death: Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid host dies, aged 66

Andy Kershaw death: Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid host dies, aged 66

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw, who co-presented the TV coverage of Live Aid in 1985, has died, aged 66. Kershaw’s family announced the death of the broadcaster, months after sharing his spinal cancer diagnosis. He was diagnosed in August 2025, and had been left unable to walk. He was best known for his 15-year stint on Radio 1, where he championed world music. Kershaw was diagnosed with spinal cancer last year (PA) The presenter had been undergoing treatment including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, physiotherapy and “a lot of scans and painkillers”, his friend and podcast producer Peter Everett wrote in a Facebook post in January. He shared a message from Kershaw himself, who said at the time: “I am in good spirits, feeling very positive and planning another podcast. “I am determined not to die before Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin, Donald …

Politics Home | Andy Burnham Will Be Labour Leader “In The Not Too Distant Future”, Predicts Karl Turner MP

Politics Home | Andy Burnham Will Be Labour Leader “In The Not Too Distant Future”, Predicts Karl Turner MP

Published by Sam Flores

Keir Starrmer appeared alomgside Andy Burnham in a rare show of unity at a campaign event this week (Alamy) 4 min read3 hr An MP who recently lost the Labour whip has said that Keir Starmer’s leadership is “now beyond the point of no return” and that he expects Andy Burnham to take over soon. Karl Turner, the MP for Kingston upon Hull East, said the Greater Manchester mayor is “authentic” and “what the punters need”, adding that people in his Yorkshire constituency and nationwide “don’t think Keir Starmer believes in anything”. Turner was speaking to The Rundown podcast from PoliticsHome on Thursday, before new revelations about Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US put further pressure on Starmer’s position. The Guardian reported that Mandelson was given the senior diplomatic job despite failing his security vetting. Starmer has blamed Foreign Office officials for not making him aware of the vetting failure, and last night sacked Olly Robbins as the department’s permanent secretary. Labour suspended the whip from Turner last month after weeks of …

Andy Cohen reminds Summer House fans that cast members are ‘real people’ amid Amanda Batula-West Wilson romance

Andy Cohen reminds Summer House fans that cast members are ‘real people’ amid Amanda Batula-West Wilson romance

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Bravo executive Andy Cohen has spoken out about the Summer House drama involving Amanda Batula, West Wilson, and Ciara Miller. Batula and Wilson announced their relationship Tuesday in a statement that has rocked the internet. Miller, 30, dated Wilson, 31, in a 2023 relationship that played out on the hit Bravo show. Her close friend Batula, 34, announced her separation from her husband of four years — Summer House’s Kyle Cooke — in January. Their relationship has been a main storyline throughout the show’s 10 seasons. Speaking Wednesday on his on his SiriusXM show, Radio Andy, Cohen said he has lots of “questions” for Batula and Wilson that he’ll address at the upcoming taping of the Summer House season 10 reunion. However, Cohen did …

Andy Warhol’s Former Studio Building Now Home to Uniqlo Store

Andy Warhol’s Former Studio Building Now Home to Uniqlo Store

Published by Jenni Sidey

Andy Warhol’s former studio building on Broadway and East 17th Street has been home to many businesses since the Pop artist decamped from his third-floor Factory in 1984, after a decade at 860 Broadway. A nightclub (the Underground) was there in the ‘80s, followed by a Petco in the mid-90s, which relocated nearby in 2023. The commercial building’s ground floor retail space has been vacant for the intervening years, but a new tenant has moved it. The Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo will open its seventh New York store at 860 Broadway tomorrow. Related Articles 860 Broadway, where the new Uniqlo Union Square store opens on Apr. 3, 2026. It is unclear if the store expands all the way to the third floor, the former location of Warhol’s Factory. Either way, Uniqlo is using the location’s connection to Wahol’s legacy to promote the opening weekend festivities. An Instagram post on from today includes a black-and-white photograph from 1983 of Warhol standing in front of a wall with a sideways American flag, and the 1978 print, Self-Portrait …

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Takes a Shot at ‘Star Trek’

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Takes a Shot at ‘Star Trek’

Published by Daniella Wilson

The author of Project Hail Mary is firing a photon torpedo at Paramount+’s Star Trek efforts. Bestselling writer Andy Weir criticized modern Trek shows while on the Critical Drinker podcast last week, and even revealed he pitched a Trek show that was shot down by Paramount. The topic began with the podcast’s host, Matthew Marsden, saying how refreshing the box office hit Project Hail Mary has been, especially for audiences who grew up on Star Trek and now suffer from “a lack of” such sci-fi efforts nowadays. “Yeah, I saw a … I forgot who it was — I wish I could remember who it was who said it, some analyst — he said something like: ‘All modern science fiction TV shows and movies have been heavily influenced by the original Star Trek — except for the current batch of Star Trek shows,’” Weir said. Marsden replied, “Yes!” and they both laughed. At first, Weir left that comment open to interpretation, but then added, “I’m Gen X, so my sci-fi was like original series Star Trek …

Andy Murray shares rare loved-up photo of wife, Kim Sears, as couple enjoy date day

Andy Murray shares rare loved-up photo of wife, Kim Sears, as couple enjoy date day

Published by Daniella Wilson

Andy Murray offered fans an insight into his private relationship with his wife, Kim Sears and shared a loved-up picture of the artist on his Instagram Story. The former tennis professional, 38, and his 38-year-old wife soaked up some rare British sunshine on a golf course and kickstarted their weekend with some alone time.  Welcoming four children together, Sophia, ten, Edie, seven, Teddie, five, and Lola, four, the couple appeared to have left their brood behind as they enjoyed a morning outing on Saturday.  The gold-medal winning Olympian rarely posts about his home life, but broke his own rule when he uploaded a photo of Kim sitting on the grass, cuddling their chocolate brown flat-coated retriever named Bonnie. Dressed in a casual ensemble, the mum-of-four wore blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a dark brown half-zip jumper for her morning on the golf course. She scraped her hair into a bun and shielded her eyes from the sun with large black sunglasses.  Above her smiling face, Andy simply typed a red heart emoji and added …