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

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…

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

Andy Burnham, the newly elected MP, will on Monday pledge to give Britain the “circuit-breaker it needs” in a major speech unveiling his plans for devolution and the economy

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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…

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

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 –…

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.

Britain’s presumptive prime minister painted in broad strokes in a major Westminster speech — but behind the scenes aides are working frantically to put a detailed program…

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

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

Our Prime Minister-elect, Andy Burnham, is just days away from getting the keys to Number 10 Downing Street. Yet after a long, turgid speech, he didn't answer a single question.

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