Andy Burnham

Even if you don't believe what you hear on the doorstep, election results don't lie

It's called Head North. All I can say today is that the sequel ‘Head South’ is currently on hold

It revealed the full depth of the chasm between people and Westminster politics

There's nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come

I do not want to sort of be perceived as somebody who’s coming in with grudges and agendas.

I don’t want to come in and sort of, if you like, create new divisions and pitch people one against another.

I will always stay close to the ground, close to the people.

I have supported all our Labour leaders in my lifetime because I believe a united Labour Party and Labour movement is the best hope for our country.

We won't try to out Green the Greens or out Reform, Reform. Power should be distributed across the country with more public control of essentials like housing, water, energy and transport.

It’s the honour of my life to be Leader of the Labour Party. I will be a leader for every region and nation in this great country, and this Party will be unashamedly Labour in our priorities and in the decisions we take. Together, we will…

To put hope in every heart.

Thank you for knocking me into shape.

I would say, in modern politics, it has always been something that I treasure to get a message from him, with his advice and the care and the thought he puts in to those messages. They mean everything to me.

Let me tell you, I’m quite happy that Kemi doesn’t approve of my wardrobe choices because I’m not keen on theirs either.

When a Burnhamite walks into a bar – as many Burnhamites are known to do – I want the barman to say, ‘Great to see you, we don’t like factional politics in here’.

I want to oversee the biggest programme of council house building since the Second World War.

We do focus on the university route. We need to do more for young people who want technical qualifications.

I think there's so much we need to do to support young people, recognising that it's harder growing up these days than it was for us in the 70s and 80s.

I believe in all of you.

I have my style and I won’t change.

I will govern for the north, south, east and west.

I am ready for this.

Political power was centralised and economic power was privatised.

I know what I believe … I know what I want to do … I have a plan.

To bring back hope.