To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Bond markets are expected to react kindly to an Andy Burnham coronation but uncertainty could be on the horizon as his policies get tested.

Slowing growth. Ballooning interest payments. Rising cost of living. Andy Burnham will inherit Labour at a moment of fiscal peril.

Andy Burnham is plotting a major policy speech next week to bolster his economic credentials as part of his Labour leadership run.

Andy Burnham, expected to become Britain's next prime minister after Keir Starmer resigned, has set out to reassure investors concerned that state spending and debt could rise…

The man tipped for No 10 could also come under immediate pressure if his chancellor is deemed by bond markets to be too left-wing

With the highest gilt yields in the G7, more borrowing is no longer an option for the next Prime Minister. That leaves the traditional options: raise taxes, cut spending or embark…

If I were Andy Burnham, I’d be terrified about the inheritance Keir Starmer has left. Yet instead of stepping gingerly towards Downing Street, he’s bounding along with glee. So…

Andy Burnham must place economic growth at the heart of his premiership and promise to bring down costs for businesses in order to succeed.

To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows, says Guardian columnist Aditya…

The Labour leadership favourite is expected to put his own stamp on taxes, pensions, and more