Burnham’s bumpy ride ahead: PM’s in-tray full of dilemmas as parliament returns

Labour leader faces tough decisions on issues such as North Sea drilling, electoral reform and defence spending After a relatively cheery summer in which he announced a range of eye-catching cost of living policies, Andy Burnham may find his return to parliament this week to be a rude awakening. While the new prime minister has enjoyed some success in the polls, he is faced with many of the same p