As Andy Burnham takes to the stage in Liverpool for his first Labour Party conference as Prime Minister, it marks a breathtaking turnaround from just a year prior when leadership speculation swirled around him.

Having taken the keys to Number 10 following a major political shift, Burnham's inaugural conference speech represents both a "crowning glory" moment and an intense trial by fire.

“A customs union would solve most of the problems of ‘made in Europe’,” an EU official told the........

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