What Andy Burnham’s Westminster past reveals about him

‘King of the North’ started as a New Labour special adviser before serving in Corbyn’s shadow cabinet

Burnham must be upfront about tax or risk spooking the bond markets | Heather Stewart

Victory in Makerfield is propelling him towards No 10 but investors expect to know how he will fund his promises Burnham allies confident of ‘coronation’ Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection came and went without the bond market rout Rachel Reeves’s backers had warned about. But as he moves towards the premiership, Burnham would be wise to set clear expectations about tax and spend, and to be upfront about the fact that not everyone can be a winner. Continue reading...

By Heather Stewart

The Makerfield Test

Andy Burnham will need to do more than follow the rules if he wants to lead Britain

By Will Lloyd

Labour’s answer is not yet another British coup

Burnham should bide his time Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election last Thursday by a huge majority, comfortably trouncing the far right of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the same area in Greater Manchester where Reform had won all the seats in local government elections as recently as last May. Burnham proved […]

Brendan O’Connor: Andy Burnham has the most desirable quality in a modern politician, and Holly Cairns can relate

By Brendan O'Connor