Andy Burnham

Imagine how electrifying that is for any girl growing up in the north of England.

Britain took a series of wrong turns in the 1980s - political power was centralised and economic power was privatised.

We won't beat Britain's new right if we are consumed by infighting and pulling in different directions.

I haven't got everything right and I'm sorry where I've fallen short. But I have always given it my all and I always will.

The turbulence of the last decade may not quite feel as inevitable as it does today

The most significant change moment in our politics for 40 years

Four decades of neoliberalism had followed, damaging traditional working-class communities in cities and towns as well as rural and coastal areas.

I’m not afraid to disagree with Donald Trump

But, you know, those decisions are not for now. They’re for another day.

I’ll just meet him where he’s at.

I don’t want to sort of be perceived as somebody who’s coming in with grudges and agendas and, you know, going to just immediately find or demonise one group or create a new way of dividing people.

It’s about respecting the office, the relationship, the UK-US relationship.

I’ll deal with him very upfront in the same way.

I think it does need to be re-evaluated, and if that is perceived as a wealth tax by some people with very big, very expensive properties, who will have to pay more, I’m not going to shy away from saying that’s exactly what they should be…

How can it be justified that council tax has not been revalued since 1991?

I do believe we need a greater sense of fairness and people feeling that things are being done in the right way and a fair way.

I’m going to obviously take my time to properly look at the state of things, particularly the state of finances.

For our biggest defence projects, I want to see … more transparency and accountability to tackle cost overruns or delays before they spiral out of control.

Increasing our national security, in every sense, will be my first priority.

I think he likes people to deal with him.

I like to think I've got some personality myself and I'll just, you know, I'll deal with him very upfront in the same way.

And at some point that might be having to ask for a little more.

You know, we are going to have to work quite hard to make sure, you know, we can pay our way.

I'm not going to shy away from that.

I'm not going rule things out right now.