The Municipal Messiah of Manchester continues to bask in the adulation of his party's starry-eyed faithful, who will likely anoint him as the new Prime Minister on July 17 without a vote or any kind of a contest.

In the News podcast: Will ‘Manchesterism’ bring stability and hope to UK

In scrapping the whip Burnham wants to replace the authority of governing with the imperative to be your authentic self. Like an influencer.