Lucy Dunn

Holyrood may have voted against an inquiry into the SNP’s former chief executive but the Scottish Affairs Committee in Westminster is still trying to figure out whether it should conduct a probe into how Peter Murrell managed to embezzle more than £400,000 from his party.

Devolution was the focus of Andy Burnham’s first big speech since becoming Labour’s newest MP almost a fortnight ago. After Sir Keir Starmer announced he would resign as Labour leader last Monday, the Makerfield politician was quick to announce he would stand – after making his intentions clear during his election campaign. It was an ambition that helped him get elected in the first place, as the strength of the ‘anti-Starmer’ vote grew.

This time last week, Andy Burnham was Labour’s newest MP and Sir Keir Starmer was adamant that he would be staying on as Prime Minister. Now, Burnham remains the party’s newest MP but also looks set to take the reins from Starmer after the Labour leader announced in an impromptu press conference on Monday morning that he would be stepping down.