The PM-in-waiting was nowhere to be seen at the weekly PMQs session in the Commons, despite being the main topic of debate.

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

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 –…

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

The PM-in-waiting was nowhere to be seen at the weekly PMQs session in the Commons, despite being the main topic of debate.

Prime minister says he will take no lectures from Tories after Kemi Badenoch says investment plan is insufficient

Where was Andy Burnham? In a few days he will become our unelected prime minister but again there was no sight of him in the Commons for PMQs.

The defence black hole is the least of his worries

As a defence minister admits Starmer only told Burnham about a £5bn black hole in the Defence Improvement Plan at the last minute, the prime minister-in-waiting is under pressure…