He shows little sign that he grasps the scale or urgency of the tasks that await him.

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

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.

The UK's incoming prime minister has interesting ideas but short-termism is a feature of national politics today

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

'It’s when hope meets reality that we’ll really know if the PM-in-waiting’s vision will translate into better lives for tens of millions of households'

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

Expected next prime minister focuses on restoring faith in politics, cost of living and devolution in major speech

Outlining a “10-year mission” in his pitch to become prime minister, Andy Burnham says he wants to rebuild industry, give more power to mayors and establish a new office – “Number…

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…

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

Andy Burnham is on the verge of taking power—and of being confronted with his own limitations.

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 is under pressure to get a grip on soaring energy bills if he enters office. Here, The Independent looks at the options available to him, and whether or not they…

Will Labour MPs dare ask themselves whether they were too hasty in pushing outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer out of office? Were they too eager to remove a PM who had…

He shows little sign that he grasps the scale or urgency of the tasks that await him.

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, is likely to be the next British prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation. Central to Burnham's platform is…