The man who launched his premiership standing in a homeless shelter in Victoria in his trademark dark blue T-shirt and jacket looked and sounded dramatically different from any of his peers.

I'm used to being avoided by politicians these days. But Andy Burnham has managed to avoid any rigorous journalistic scrutiny from anybody on his fast track to No 10.

Der Norden Englands ist abgehängter als Ostdeutschland. Als Bürgermeister von Manchester hat Andy Burnham dagegen gekämpft. Jetzt setzt er den Kampf als britischer Premierminister…

The new prime minister vowed to end rough sleeping in his first address to the nation