'If Andy Burnham Is The Answer, What Are The Questions?'

Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

With Andrew Gwynne having resigned this week, and round 27 of the ‘will he, won’t he?’ circus that Andy Burnham has fomented fully under way about whether or not he wants the prime ministerial crown, all eyes are on the NEC now he’s thrown his hat in for the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Below are two questions that it would be legitimate and normal to ask a candidate of any party for the top job in British politics and one question specific to Labour.