'Teary Keir Starmer’s enforced abdication and grinning Andy Burnham’s looming coronation perfectly illustrate why politics is a tough, rough, unforgiving, cruel trade with little room for sentiment,' Kevin Maguire writes

For his Labour critics, Andy Burnham is just Keir Starmer in a black T-shirt. They mutter that the new MP for Makerfield lacks substance and would be quickly found out as PM.…

At Mr Burnham's victory rally in Makerfield, Ms Haigh said: 'I hope the Prime Minister takes the weekend to really reflect on the result here.'