Andy Burnham pledges pension triple lock changes to fund care reforms

In front of a packed hall and watched on by family and friends, Burnham spoke for more than an hour - at times pausing and appearing to hold back tears as he referred to his father, Roy, who died earlier this month.

Arriving on stage to the sound of "All Together Now" by Liverpool band The Farm, Burnham made the song title a theme of his speech.

He said he wanted to "draw a line on a decade of division"…