Analysis

Andy's fluency and stamina both draw praise in his first Commons performances

The Prime Minister returns to Westminster next week, but a series of challenges await him; from the Budget to parliamentary battles with his own MPs

LabourList takes a look forward as MPs begin to make their return back to Parliament under a new Prime Minister following summer recess...

As pressure continues for a national commission into electoral reform, the Prime Minister has an opportunity to 'do politics differently'.

Burnham has seen relatively strong domestic success, his greatest challenge to come is developing an approach to overseas mattters.

Earlier this month, people in Georgia marked a sombre anniversary - the day that Russian tanks crossed the border and effectively seized control of two of the country’s regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. It was the first time Moscow used…

No government can please everyone. Burnham is right to set out priorities. He must stick to them and show Labour can deliver.

Factions usually draw criticsm from members, but watching them engage with each other provides insight into what makes Labour unique.

There are both tensions and overlaps between Streeting's Blairism and Burnham's Manchesterism which will be played out in defence spending.

Michael Marra and Joe Fagan will battle it out to lead Scottish Labour - but the only woman standing fell short, leaving the party with some difficult questions to answer.

Labour can't kowtow to NIMBYs. But nor should it let developers run amok. New planning rules must direct as well as enable.

Starting by listening to the problem is the best way a politician can connect with people – and it is what makes Burnham a good leader...