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Both major parties have had a revolving door of leaders. What is it about modern politics that makes the job so challenging – and are others doing any better?
How the political debate has shifted in the last 25 years.
With his first speech, the new prime minister tried to lay down a marker as a different kind of leader.
How the handover of power at Number 10 happens.
His rise this time seemed unstoppable – but Burnham’s route to the top wasn’t always so clear.
In the post-2008 world, the political climate is often determined by emotion rather than ideology.
The UK leader’s resignation speaks to the challenges facing centre-left parties as they struggle to hold together increasingly diverse voters.
The UK system used to be held up as a model of stable government.
The rules allow for the governing party to change leader without going to the people.
In polls taken partly after Pauline Hanson’s address at the National Press Club, her party’s vote has climbed further.
And the successes he failed to communicate.
Burnhamism represents a political ideology founded on the need to fundamentally change British constitutional government.
Andy Burnham’s win in Makerfield has convinced many that he can win – but it may not be as simple as that.
In the end, the pressure on him to go was just too great.
Offering hope and locality, the former mayor of Greater Manchester is odd-on to challenge the deeply unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the top job.
This looks like the beginning of the end for Starmer – and the end of the beginning for Burnham.
Of all the characteristics we might prize in a leader – competence, integrity, careful judgment, ethical courage – why do people rate charisma so highly?
Makerfield’s new MP said the area would give its name to a new test to ensure fairness for neglected areas.
If Burnham becomes PM, it shows that Westminster is no longer the only route to the top job.
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