Andy Burnham is the new MP for Makerfield and is well on the way to becoming the new prime minister. Much blood may need to flow under the bridge first, but few in Westminster doubt the inevitability of his ultimate elevation to No. 10.
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Which raises key questions about what he will do, and how he will convince the wicked Bond villain markets to go along with it. Key to that will be the identity of his chancellor of the exchequer, who will have to find money for Burnham’s pet projects and prevent the collapse of the pound and an explosion in the cost of borrowing.
