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Week six for Andy Burnham felt like the hard launch of the new Prime Minister as he took to the House of Commons despatch box for the first time today.

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The new PM struck an optimistic and visionary tone, setting out how he wants to give Britain the ability to believe again.

Appearing comfortable in his position on the front bench, despite knowing few of his own MPs, he took two hours of questions today from backbenchers eager to see him deliver.

For MPs who were nervous about the prospect of ousting a sitting PM, they were........

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