Mick Hartley

So what are the prospective new Labour leader’s political views?

A longtime supporter of trans rights, Burnham criticised last year’s Supreme Court ruling that defined “sex” in the Equality Act as biological sex.

He has argued it makes daily life and access to public facilities more “confusing” for transgender people. He has advocated for a new consensus rather than strict legal exclusion.

I’m no fan of Reform and Nigel Farage, but for once I hope they win in Makerfield. The whole thing’s a ridiculous carve-up. Better Starmer stays than Andy Burnham gets in.