Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister

Andy Burnham told BBC Radio Manchester that politics was made ‘for other people in other places – and that’s what I’m in this to change’. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Andy Burnham has said he will back sweeping changes to the electoral system to make politics “less point-scoring, more problem-solving” if he becomes prime minister.

The Greater Manchester mayor has previously called for the introduction of proportional representation for UK general elections, handing more power to minority parties like the Greens.