Andy Burnham has repeatedly insisted that 'politics isn't working'. It is hard to disagree with him when Britain is about to be lumbered with a leader for whom no one voted.

There are so many hopes invested in Andy Burnham’s premiership that disappointment is inevitable. In some cases, it is also desirable. The member for Makerfield has been co-opted…

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