'We need a Labour government of all the talents, representing our broad church movement, all parts of the UK and that looks like our diverse country', the Labour Deputy Leader Lucy Powell writes

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Mr Burnham is set to take over as Labour leader on Friday but will have to wait until after the weekend to formally become prime minister

The Makerfield MP has declared that he is ‘ready to lead’ the country