"Maybe it could be that Burnham’s secret weapon is being whoever a voter wants him to be, the stunning Makerfield victory scoring 55% of the vote, outpolling all dozen rivals combined, certainly a broad base"

Andy Burnham is now a leading contender to become the next Prime Minister. He brings his "Manchesterism" economic vision to national politics. Burnham plans to devolve power away…

After winning the Makerfield byelection, the returning Labour MP faces a number of scenarios in his bid to replace Keir Starmer