PM-in-waiting ruled out an early election, backed a better post-Brexit trade deal with the EU and chose Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas among his favourite films

In his first broadcast interview since winning the Makerfield by-election, the prime minister-in-waiting ruled out 'crude cuts' to welfare.

Burnham's message on public finances came minutes after he said he had “deliberately” avoided making a decision on his Chancellor pick.