The Burnham Blueprint: A Recipe for Regional Revival? Andy Burnham's first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister was a masterclass in setting out his stall, with a clear vision for Britain's future.
Beneath the rhetoric lies a complex web of policy initiatives that will shape the country's destiny.
Burnham diagnoses Britain's ills – "a series of wrong turns" taken since the 1980s – as the concentration of economic power in private hands, deindustrialization of entire regions, and the hollowing out of councils.