Dave Doogan: “Andy Burnham should listen to those economic sirens that are ringing louder by the day and act to protect families ahead…”

Burnham has endlessly boasted about confronting the big issues, but he has completely ignored the biggest issue on the horizon for families this autumn.

If Andy Burnham is actually serious about listening, he should start by living up to all the promises the Labour Party made to the public – and then rapidly broke – to get themselves into Downing Street.

Just one month into the job and Andy Burnham has already broken his promise to cut the cost of living – as household bills soar on his watch in Broken Brexit Britain.

Keir Starmer is putting Scotland's safety at risk by failing to deliver the vital defence investment that is needed in the face of growing international threats.