Lisa Nandy: “I am thinking quite radically and creatively about alternatives to the deeply regressive licence fee.”

I think there will be two things that will be different under Andy Burnham. The first is that it will be faster and bolder, and he's willing to think very differently about how we deliver that change.

I want to say a massive congratulations to the fifteen shortlisted towns and I wish them luck in the next round of the competition.

She is correct to investigate this major threat to the UK’s public interest.

The national lottery is played by millions of people every single week. It is not just public money, it is literally the public’s money and they must be in the driving seat of how it is spent.