Burnham to say he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ in first statement to MPs since becoming PM – UK politics live

Prime minister will bring upbeat message to adversarial Commons after a summer of policy announcements and improved poll ratings Good morning. Andy Burnham became prime minister six weeks ago, but today will be the first time he addresses MPs in the Commons. It will be the first time he has spoken as a minister from the dispatch box in more than 16 years. As MPs return to Westminster, they will be telling each other about how they spent the summer holiday and, for Burnham, it has undoubtedly…