Andy Burnham has officially been sworn in as an MP and is now very busy doing the rounds in the Commons, greeting his legions of leftie admirers. As he entered the chamber this afternoon, Burnham was met with heckles including ‘Rome is saved’ and ‘he’s not the messiah’ – to which he responded: ‘Naughty boy’.

The former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, was sworn in on Monday as MP for Makerfield and formally launched his candidacy to lead the Labour Party and, by extension,…

Watch live as Andy Burnham is sworn in as the MP for Makerfield in Westminster on Monday (22 June).