Nor, I fear, are Burnham’s ministers going to appreciate his ‘No. 10 North’: an expanded Prime Minister’s office to be based in Manchester.

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

With only weeks to go until he could become PM, Andy Burnham will start to set out his agenda, beginning with a highly-anticipated speech in Manchester this morning