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 – and thereby avoided any scrutiny of the details of his policies. David Maddox looks at the pieces of the Burnham puzzle that are still missing

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

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

Andy Burnham is giving his first big speech in Manchester this morning, pledging to move power and money North.

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Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister to pledge ‘growth in every postcode’

Andy Burnham has made his first major policy speech since launching his bid to be the next PM – here’s what he said

Britain's expected next prime minister unveils 10-year plan to boost growth

Andy Burnham has promised a 'new era of possibility' as he set out his plans for a ten-year mission to raise living standards in his first speech since he effectively became PM in…

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 –…

Starmer failed to fix a broken economic model; Burnham must not make the same mistake, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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

The prime minister in waiting chose the People’s Museum in Manchester, a homage to Britain’s leftwing history, to unveil his pitch for power

Andy Burnham reintroduced himself to the public as the Prime Minister-in-waiting, with a promise of a decade-long mission to fix living standards and rewire the country

Editorial: The country’s likely next prime minister sketches a post-Thatcherite state built on radical devolution. The test is whether Whitehall yields

Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics

Editorial: The prime minister presumptive has made a strong pitch that he can both imagine and articulate the kind of ‘rewired’ Britain the electorate demands – but, as Keir…

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

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