Burnham’s supporters talk up a Manchester ‘productivity miracle’ but the data underpinning that claim looks a tad dodgy.

There was a fall in the value of sterling when it emerged Andy Burnham was on track to replace the British PM.

Burnham’s supporters talk up a Manchester ‘productivity miracle’ but the data underpinning that claim looks a tad dodgy.

How a contest to become PM is triggered, and Andy Burnham’s chances in the Makerfield byelection

Having traversed Labour’s ideological spectrum, the Greater Manchester mayor is recasting himself as the party’s potential saviour