Andy Burnham has ruled out any possibility of a second independence referendum in Scotland, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.

PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham - who is expected to succeed Keir Starmer in No10 later this month - said his focus would be delivering on Labour’s 2024 election manifesto

Andy Burnham, the frontrunner to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, has ruled out early general elections.