"Hailed as a political genius by some", Morgan McSweeney was seen as a "Machiavellian puppeteer manipulating a compliant" Keir Starmer on his journey from Labour Party leader in 2020 to prime minister ...

If the incoming Prime Minister does buckle to media and city pressure not to appoint Ed Miliband as Chancellor it will be an ominous sign of things to come, argues Adam Bienkov ...

Former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, who is tipped for a major role in a Burnham Cabinet, insisted Andy Burnham had a blueprint for his first 100 days in No10 ...

Story of the key figures, decisions, planning and missteps in push to line up Greater Manchester mayor for PM ...

An unwillingness to learn lessons from the previous Labour government helped ensure Keir Starmer got off to a bad start ...

PM’s former chief of staff opens up on political mistakes and shares Trump’s theories about wind turbines ...

Burnham’s secret plot to get to No 10 - Chief ally Louise Haigh says the PM-in-waiting has been plotting for more than 12 months – as she calls out sexism against women at the top ...

In a video posted on Thursday, Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham said it was 'all starting to feel very real' while Keir Starmer praised his likely successor ...

The former transport secretary says Burnham's time away from Westminster does not mean he is "unprepared" for government.

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