Marie-France Van Heel, 56, has been a fixture by Mr Burnham's side since they met in the late 1980s at Cambridge University.

Nearly four decades after he wooed her over their mutual love of The Smiths, Marie-France Van Heel - or Frankie as she is known - on Monday becomes Britain's unofficial First Lady.

As all eyes turn to the new prime minister, his wife, Marie-France, is also coming into focus. Katie Rosseinsky examines the couple entering Number 10, how their relationship…