Andy Burnham says Labour must put energy and water under public control

Greater Manchester mayor suggests programme of renationalisation would be key policy if he succeeds Keir Starmer as PM

Andy Burnham has suggested that a programme of mass renationalisation would be at the centre of his policy platform if he succeeds Keir Starmer as prime minister.

The Greater Manchester mayor is seeking a return to Westminster via a byelection in Makerfield. He has been widely expected to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership if elected and is seen as the favoured candidate of the party’s soft left.