Rachael Maskell: “This should be a proper discussion about how we do this incredibly well. It shouldn’t be about punitive measures, of…”

There is a lot of support for Andy in the light that he would always see the country through his experience of growing up and living in the area and then representing Makerfield.

We must press on with the energy transition. Drilling more will not cut energy costs as oil and gas will be sold into the global market. The energy secretary [Ed Miliband] has called this right and must keep on course to secure a just…

We need to move forward. This country is crying out for [Burnham’s] leadership. He needs to get sworn in and after that we need to look at the leadership and make sure we can form a good cohesive Labour government on the back of it.

It is a national tragedy that we come here year after year to raise these issues in this House, and this Bank Holiday heatwave must be a turning point in the way that the government approaches this.