UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has revealed that his wife initially opposed his decision to seek Britain's top job, reminding him that Labour members had already rejected his leadership ambitions twice before.

Marie-France Van Heel ‘doesn’t hold back’ about the prime minister’s past failures, Burnham said

The Prime Minister said his wife Marie-France van Heel 'took some persuading' that he should try to topple Keir Starmer by launching a third bid for the Labour leadership.