Kevin Maguire says new Labour Party leader Andy Burnham needs to be "bold and radical" as a prime minister, challenging "everyone and everything that has gone wrong"

Burnham, who is set to take the job on Friday, will promise to give back control to communities and spread growth

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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.

Former Manchester mayor set to be confirmed as new Labour leader on Friday

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"We must recognize that this generation of politicians, myself included, have failed to challenge a political culture and an economic model that simply doesn't work well enough…

Andy Burnham, the new Labour leader, will set out his domestic priorities in his first speech from Downing Street on Monday after formally taking over from Sir Keir Starmer

Kevin Maguire says new Labour Party leader Andy Burnham needs to be "bold and radical" as a prime minister, challenging "everyone and everything that has gone wrong"

Burnham, who oozes a desperate desire to be liked, will lead a government focused on good vibes and the fantasy of a mythical paradise lost

Andy Burnham, who will become Britain's 7th prime minister in a decade, will try to bring to the UK the successful economic model he implemented as head of Manchester, with annual…

The new Labour leader won 379 of 403 MP nominations unopposed and pledges to end the revolving door at No. 10 — seven since 2016.

The longer-run task of ensuring the UK really is a country for all applies most particularly to the communities suffering most hostility

New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy