Andy Burnham

A month into his premiership, Andy Burnham has ditched Starmer’s stiffness for smiles and popular policies. But on tax, spending and devolution, he’s still playing by rules written to keep markets and donors onside.

Alison Phillips, who oversaw ThinkLabour’s rebrand from the disgraced Labour Together, is Andy Burnham’s new deputy chief of staff – the latest sign that Morgan McSweeney’s old faction still holds sway in Downing Street, despite the prime minister’s promises to govern beyond factional lines.

Andy Burnham has made housing his flagship pledge. But the crisis isn’t a shortage of homes – it’s who owns them. Reversing decades of financialised property risks the very crash it was built to prevent, says Brian Green.

Out go Reeves, Lammy and the rest of the Starmer old guard, but with Healey at the Treasury and Mahmood at the Home Office, the new PM’s top team suggests continuity, not the break with neoliberalism Andy Burnham has promised, says Andy Walker.

Will McMahon unpacks Andy Burnham’s leadership acceptance speech, finding a warmer voice and a sharper critique of four decades of Thatcherism and globalisation – undercut by a pledge to be “a pro-business leader” that leaves the real distribution of power untouched.

The soon-to-be PM’s new chief of staff used to work for Thames Water’s advisers. If Andy Burnham wants to be trusted on public ownership, he needs to prove it – starting now.

As Burnham eyes Number Ten, his own book very much suggests a premiership built on constitutional tinkering, not redistribution, says Andy Walker.

A new report says Britain’s crisis runs deeper than any mainstream politician admits. Andy Walker spoke to its co-author Neil McInroy about what real change would take – and why, without it, Reform wins.

If Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection and then replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, what will it mean for the left? Andrew Hedges considers the issues.