Lucy Powell has been named as deputy leader of the Labour Party and is noted as a close ally of Andy Burnham.

The entities involved

• Lucy Powell →

  British politician (born 1974)

  • Lucy Powell commented in a Guardian interview that Andy Burnham's government has a second chance.Sat 05:41
  • Education Secretary Lucy Powell works with the Home Office while protests occur in Basingstoke, alongside legal charges against Daniel Thomas.Fri 08:26
• Labour Party →

  Italian political party

  • Peter Mandelson has been appointed UK ambassador to the US, amid revelations of his past links to Jeffrey Epstein and pressure on Keir Starmer from cabinet members.Mon 17:37
  • Burnham has succeeded Starmer as Labour leader and PM, appointing Pat McFadden to run the DWP and John Healey to oversee policy implementation, including PIP threshold changes.Mon 17:27
• Andy Burnham →

  British politician (born 1970)

  • Burnham's administration is pushing building rate increases while the UK seeks insights from California's housing policies.Mon 17:38
  • A new scheme has been introduced involving Andy Burnham and BMF aimed at boosting the building materials sector.Mon 17:38

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• Reform UK MP spoke in Parliament as the Labour Party, under Andy Burnham's leadership, is reported to be gaining ground.Sep 4
• Andy Burnham met with leaders of the Alliance party and the Democratic Unionist Party regarding issues in Northern Ireland.Aug 27
• Andy Burnham addressed Labour MPs on political direction while protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth.Sep 7