Andy Burnham delivered his first speech as Labour leader at an event in the basement of Congress House - the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress - surrounded by the great and good of the party

Andy Burnham thinks his critics need a new joke about him. The old one about a Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walking into a bar (‘Hello, Mr Burnham,’ says the barman) is…

In the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for…

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The Makerfield MP will hark back to a time before the 'wrong turns' of the 1980s as his 'coronation' at the top of the party concludes.

Andy Burnham has been unveiled as the winner of the bizarre one-candidate contest at an event in London, watched by fawning would-be Cabinet ministers.

‘Special conference’ to take place at noon where Burnham will be formally announced as Labour leader

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Political editor David Maddox is attending the unveiling of Andy Burnham as Labour leader, where he once again intends to not answer questions from the media

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All the speeches were hopey-changey on steroids

Political editor David Maddox was in the room at the TUC headquarters in London as Andy Burnham became Labour leader, warning his party this is their ‘last chance’

Andy Burnham marked his unopposed election as Labour leader with a speech at London's Congress House, that retro temple to union power.

Andy Burnham delivered his first speech as Labour leader at an event in the basement of Congress House - the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress - surrounded by the great…

Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was yesterday to officially become leader of the UK’s governing Labour Party, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime…

We know more about Andy Burnham’s views on queuing in pubs than we do about his plans for government.

Editorial: Andy Burnham’s first speech as Labour leader was a bold blancmange – a throwback to a half-remembered past, and frustratingly vague on policy. We cannot wait much…

A hasty handover from Starmer meant his successor has not had much time to prepare for office yet his team is quietly confident

After Andy Burnham was officially named as the new Labour leader, Channel 4 News spoke to three Labour MPs from different wings of the party.