A little over a week since he was appointed prime minister, Andy Burnham has his very own “bounce”. The boing in his personal ratings in the opinion polls has been more pronounced than that of his party, and it is undeniably dramatic.
Truth be told, his immediate predecessor’s approval ratings were never that high, even while Labour was running double-digit leads over its rivals, but by the time Sir Keir Starmer left office, they were running at dismal, historical lows.
