She was the Ed Miliband superfan who once described the Net Zero crusader as her 'idol'. But now Abby Tomlinson seems at the forefront of Andy Burnham's team.

Labour grandees, including some Cabinet ministers, told the Prime Minister that his time was up following Mr Burnham's thumping victory in the Makerfield by-election.

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She was the Ed Miliband superfan who once described the Net Zero crusader as her 'idol'. But now Abby Tomlinson seems at the forefront of Andy Burnham's team.