Andy Burnham

When the would-be next PM squared up to the sexist plumber in a Makerfield by-election special, there was only going to be one winner

The PM has made some dreadful mistakes, has governed with a tin ear for current affairs and his explanations about why he’s struggled don’t add up. But Britain needs stability – getting rid of him would provide the opposite

Labour campaigners in Makerfield do not share the Greater Manchester mayor’s confidence in winning the Makerfield by-election

Yes, Rupert Lowe’s party might take votes from Farage – but they are quietly nudging Reform, the Tories and even Labour towards the far right

Whether it’s Peter Mandelson or Tony Blair, this Starmer government is struggling to escape the shadow of its predecessor

The right wing paper damns Andy Burnham for ‘not backing women’ while fawning over a Reform candidate who is a self-confessed sexist

Relatable but unadventurous – and why has he snubbed artists from Liverpool?

The Mail's Christian Calgie wrote a 'woe-is-me' story after the Manchester mayor objected to him gatecrashing an awards ceremony for vulnerable adults

The Telegraph, Sun and Mail keep pumping out hysterical stories about Labour’s leadership hopeful

A prime minister cannot trample over parliament. It doesn’t work that way and the ones who try it invariably go down in flames. Whoever follows Starmer into No 10 should keep that in mind

If I had to put my life on it, I’d guess that he will be PM by Christmas

The Labour leadership contenders each have their strengths – and a lot of weaknesses

The party claimed the Manchester mayor was set to inherit a seat in Norfolk – something its serving MP says was ‘hallucinatory Jackanory’

An addiction to risk aversion has stalled progress. Now with Burnham, the dam has burst

His Makerfield move is a gamble - but also a signal of intent

A revealing look into the prime minister’s journey across the political wastes of his career

At odds with party members, his path to No 10 is narrow - but he figures it's now or never

The Green Party leader may have concluded that voters who backed George Galloway would not switch to him

The PM had no choice but to block a leadership rival - and Greater Manchester’s mayor must share the blame

A challenge in Gorton and Denton guarantees Labour washing its dirty laundry in public all the way up to the local elections - and beyond

One MP said ‘Andy could make a great Labour leader in three-four years’ time if he’d just shut the f*** up right now’

The Labour leadership candidate has taken every Brexit position possible. Now it’s time for him to spell things out