Andy Burnham has harboured ambitions to be Prime Minister for over a decade. But these four charts might make him regret pining for No 10.

His coronation as British prime minister may be short-lived as he faces the same struggles as his predecessor Keir Starmer. | World News

Andy Burnham faces a daunting in-tray as Britain’s new prime minister, from a slowing economy and strained services to volatile global crises and US ties.