Kemi Badenoch blasts Andy Burnham over his unravelling policies, asking the new Prime Minister: 'Is that it?'

Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister saw him appoint a very northern cabinet and ended with his first meeting at his Manchester outpost. Dan Haygarth hears from allies about what this means for the future of his government

From Mo Farah to Bus Aunty, new prime minister makes good on promise to ‘do things differently’ when it comes to communication They say a week is a long time in politics, but handily for followers of Andy Burnham on social media, you can get daily updates of what the new PM has…

Andy Burnham spent his first week as prime minister churning out feel-good policies designed to make Britons feel he’s on their side.

A new survey suggests voters are becoming more cynical and pessimistic. A few goodwill gestures from No 10 won’t change all that – but it’s a start Who are we, the people Andy Burnham now governs? He inherits a miserable lot: grudging, angry pessimists, expecting the worst of…

Conservative leader is becoming more confident and forging a message for her party, but faces a new opponent “So, Andy Burnham seems like a nice guy.” Those were the slightly unexpected opening words of Kemi Badenoch’s first speech since the change in prime minister. But make no…

The Tory leader says the new prime minister needs to "lift his sights" to fix broader issues with the UK.

Kemi Badenoch has called on Andy Burnham to rule out tax rises as the new Prime Minister has made a series of small unfunded promises. The Tory leader said Burnham seemed “like a nice guy” and had a “sense of humour” yet she ridiculed the Prime Minister’s early flurry of…

In her first intervention since Mr Burnham became prime minister, Mrs Badenoch will accuse him of 'still thinking like the mayor of Manchester'.