Andy Burnham is the very clear favourite to take over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister. But Al Carns – the former soldier and armed forces minister – is said to be weighing up a challenge. Katie Rosseinsky looks at how this decorated ex-marine could change the game

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,…

The embattled British prime minister is widely expected to announce a plan for his exit just as his likely successor, Andy Burnham, arrives in Westminster.