Anne McElvoy: He has himself joked to friends about how he would fare dealing with the president

Anne McElvoy: He has himself joked to friends about how he would fare dealing with the president

In Burham's Britain, there will be "good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart." But platitudes aside, this agenda is deeply radical.

Make no mistake, when Andy Burnham said he intends to rip up the Westminster establishment by its roots and re-bed it in the North of England, he was being deadly serious.

The prospective new prime minister will need to deliver on his ability to communicate – and get the big decisions right

His plan for the country is still vague, but there are clues to what he thinks, on topics from inheritance tax to welfare and social care, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan