Andy Burnham, the man dubbed King of the North, chief evangelist of Manchesterism and pioneer of ‘No. 10 up ’ere’, has made clear where his geographical loyalties lie. In sweeping away the remnants of Starmer’s two years in office and putting together his own team, the Prime Minister has now assembled what could be the

Once dubbed the "King of the North," Andy Burnham has completed a remarkable political journey from journalist and Manchester mayor to becoming Britain's Prime Minister.

New PM Andy Burnham announced his ambition to create a northern branch of Downing Street in Manchester last month to stop power being hoarded in Westminster