[Crabcakes]

Well he certainly knows how to make an entrance, I’ll give him that.

Good to see Reform get an absolute battering though.

[Youngian]

Andy revealed his big idea to reindustrialise the country which is boosting guaranteed contracts through public procurement. I see how that would work in defence and security if we are decoupling ourselves from the US asap but what else?

[davidjay]

At least he won't be hampered by the weight of expectation.

[Boiler]

Apparently Sky News had a helicopter follow the train Burnham was travelling on to London from Manchester.

Words fail me.

[Youngian]

Apparently Sky News had a helicopter follow the train Burnham was travelling on to London from Manchester.

Words fail me.

Was The Devil's Gallop played to optimise the excitement of this monumentous occasion?

[Bones McCoy]

It's the press at their most absurd.



Burnham then takes a back exit from Euston.
Concourse press pack miss him like England's defence against Maradonna.

What we need this week is every staffer wearing Andy Burnham masks and scattering in random directions.

[davidjay]

Apparently Sky News had a helicopter follow the train Burnham was travelling on to London from Manchester.

Words fail me.

I can think of a few.

[Boiler]

Still; at least it was a service train and not Jeremy Hosking's private train (yours to hire for a mere £45,000 a day)...