When he last ran for Labour leader, he raised eyebrows - and laughs - when, in a Mumsnet Q&A, he told readers asking about his favourite biscuit that he liked 'beer and chips and gravy'.

As Andy Burnham is declared the winner of the Makerfield by-election, all eyes are on the 'King of the North' who vows to 'lead by example from the front'. But who is the former…

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