Andy Burnham, the UK's seventh prime minister in 10 years, has begun to assemble his ministerial team. He has appointed Ed Miliband as foreign secretary and John Healey as his finance minister. What does the reshuffle - and Burnham's time as mayor of Manchester - tell us about what to expect from the new government?

Andy Burnham, who as of tomorrow will be the UK prime minister, is the latest politician to discuss devolving political power and the need to reduce regional inequalities. His grandiose “growth in every postcode” phrase joins a long list that includes former prime minister Boris Johnson’s “levelling up” and former chancellor George Osborne’s “northern powerhouse”.

Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister today – the seventh leader of the country in the last decade. It is a case of all hail the new messiah, who promises to build “a new politics” ( the eternal empty vow of every politician when taking power) but this time with a shiny new twist.