Andy Burnham takes part in Great North Run for homelessness charity

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, sporting bib number 10, pictured with Brendan Foster, ahead of the AJ Bell Great North Run from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields (Richard Sellers / PA). - (PA Wire)

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity.

Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited last month to launch a national drive to end rough sleeping.