Lisa Nandy: “I don’t think he would have taken the job were he not confident that we could meet the moment.”

Andy Burnham’s Labour will “wear our hearts on our sleeve more”, the PM-in-waiting’s ally Lisa Nandy has said.

So defence remains the highest priority, and I don’t agree that we’re not committing the resources that we need.

We are encouraged by Lisa Nandy, the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, who recently sent letters to Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, as well as a statement to parliament, indicating that she is “minded…

I hope he wins. I hope he comes back to Westminster to help us bring the issues that matter to people right up front and centre as part of this government.