Expected successor to Keir Starmer has promised to understand voters outside London and those who feel unheard

His resounding win in Makerfield surely makes a leadership bid inevitable. But, despite his undeniable charisma and a reinvention as a mayoral man of the people, James Kirkup says…

Andy Burnham is expected to challenge the Prime Minister after winning a seat in Parliament in a special election he hailed as a “turning point."

Andy Burnham's rise signals voters want delivery over rhetoric