Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has given his first major speech since becoming MP for Makerfield. Speaking in Manchester, he said the Westminster system was ‘broken’ and a ‘same as usual’ approach would not work. He promised ‘Number 10 North’, the largest council housebuilding program since the post-war period, and ‘good growth in every postcode’ as part of his proposals for devolution. Pippa and Kiran see what the speech tells us about Burnham’s ambitions for the economy
