Henry Zeffman

Burnham's top team starting to take shape as questions remain over his policies and priorities.

Burnham offered a sense of what his time as prime minister would mean, but he did not lay out many details.

Henry Zeffman Sir Keir Starmer has warned his likely successor Andy Burnham he will have to spend just as much time dealing with global turmoil as he has during his time in No 10.

In an untypically candid interview, the outgoing PM tells the BBC it was "really tough" to accept his political career was over.

The next prime minister promised nothing less than the biggest change in British politics in 40 years in his first speech as Labour leader.

The next prime minister promised nothing less than the biggest change in British politics in 40 years in his first speech as Labour leader.

Henry Zeffman - Chief political correspondent; Archie Mitchell - Business reporter

A No 10 source says it is an attempt by the prime minister to show he is "hitting the ground running".

Henry Zeffman Andy Burnham will make speeches on social care, youth unemployment and devolution next week in what No 10 says is an attempt to show he is "hitting the ground running" as prime minister.

Henry Zeffman The Conservatives have offered Jewish groups a meeting with their council election candidate, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who spent time in prison for neo-Nazi activism.