What does a potential prime-minister-in-waiting wear on the biggest day of his political career to date? For Andy Burnham, celebrating the Makerfield by-election win that will see him return to Westminster as an MP and could well pave his way to Downing Street, the answer was simple: a white zip-up polo shirt, indigo jeans and a pair of brown trainers.
If that all sounds like it adds up to an outfit more befitting of a dad presiding over the barbecue at a World Cup watch party, well, you’re not entirely wrong. But anyone who’s been keeping an eye on Burnham’s fashion evolution over the course of his decade away from parliament will know that there was never any chance that he was going to turn up in a suit and tie.
