Burnham registers £345,000 in donations ahead of PM role

Andy Burnham, newly seated in Parliament after winning the Makerfield constituency in June, has fulfilled his disclosure obligations by registering £345,000 in campaign donations and a catalogue of gifts received during his years as Greater Manchester's mayor. The largest contribution — £164,347 from Lord Sainsbury — anchors a broader picture of how modern political campaigns are financed: through a web of donors, trade unions, and aligned organisations. The declaration arrives in a political climate still sensitive from the controversy that surrounded his predecessor's acceptance of gifts, a