In a move which the Conservatives said should 'serve as a warning' to the rest of the country, the PM in waiting oversaw the bumper package before he returned to Westminster.

Burnham is a different politician to the one that left for Manchester in 2017, ex colleagues say, but some warn of shortcomings which could be exposed back in Westminster

In a move which the Conservatives said should 'serve as a warning' to the rest of the country, the PM in waiting oversaw the bumper package before he returned to Westminster.