Burnham, who is Labour’s candidate in an upcoming by-election, declined to comment on whether he supported Labour's election manifesto.

Burnham says he will take his fight for Labour 'as high as I can' as Wes Streeting confirms leadership ambitions and party splits widen

Andy Burnham hit out at 'Neoliberalism' and 'trickle-down' economics as he complained that wealth had been 'syphoned off' from workers.