Journalists heading to his major speech in Manchester on Monday have been told they won’t be able to question the incoming PM on his policies. Athena Stavrou explains why this is a mistake

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, is expected to set out his economic agenda on Monday in his first major speech since announcing he would stand for the Labour…

Meanwhile, the former Manchester mayor continues to mull his future cabinet

For now, Andy Burnham is the most popular man in Westminster. But how long he can hold onto that title depends on what he does next as the political reality sets in

Journalists heading to his major speech in Manchester on Monday have been told they won’t be able to question the incoming PM on his policies. Athena Stavrou explains why this is…

What are Andy Burnham's people hoping to hide? Reporters at his speech were not permitted to ask questions. But at least they were admitted to the venue. Your sketch writer was…

The prime minister-in-waiting made Labour MPs feel good about themselves – and the future of the party – with his speech in Manchester. But he ducked questions from journalists –…

The home crowd swooned to Andy’s mood music, even if some of it could have been a Keir cover version

Andy Burnham looks set to be the least scrutinised PM in modern times

Andy Burnham's speech on Monday was the first time he has given any specific steer. But even that was full of generalities