What Do We Know About Andy Burnham's 10-Year Mission For Government?

The PM-in-waiting has finally offered some insight into what he wants to achieve in office in a major speech.

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Andy Burnham has outlined his vision for the country in his first major speech since Keir Starmer announced his resignation.

Speaking in front of around 100 supporters, including Labour MPs and regional mayors, Burnham vowed to take the UK – which he claimed is “stuck in a rut” – in a “new direction”.

Though leadership nominations have not officially open, Burnham is widely expected to be the only Labour MP with enough support to replace Starmer.

If no-one else challenges him, Burnham will likely become the Labour leader on July 17 and prime minister on July 20.

But the former Greater Manchester mayor has not been in government for decades and only won the Makerfield by-election earlier this month.

While he has insisted he would stick to Labour’s 2024 manifesto, a question mark still hovers over what his time in No.10 might look like.

Burnham’s speech today was an attempt to close that vacuum around what he might look like as prime minister (for no less than the next ten years, according to the new MP).

Though the PM-in-waiting did not take any questions from the press, here’s what we learned from his speech in Manchester.

1. No.10 In The North

Burnham announced that he would commit to redistributing power away from London by splitting the No.10 operation in two, with one office in the north of England.

He said: “No 10 North will be the nerve centre of a rewired Britain.

“It will be the conduit through which we redistribute power and resources across the UK.”

2. Raising Living Standards

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