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Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom today.

Styled as 鈥楰ing of the North鈥� for his successes as Mayor of Greater 91直播 between 2017 and 2026, Burnham鈥檚 oversight of our region - which has been dubbed 鈥�91直播ism鈥� - saw it become the fastest growing place in the UK. Now it is up to him to recreate the regional success of Greater 91直播 on a national scale.

As the eyes of the media continue to analyse the region, many questions remain. What actually is the 91直播 model of growth? Who is Andy Burnham, really? What is behind his widespread popularity in the North of England and in Westminster? And, perhaps most importantly, can he pull it off again, and reinvigorate Britain in the process?

From early whispers to entering Downing Street, The University of Manchester has been providing expert commentary to local, national and international audiences throughout his ascendency. Here鈥檚 a round-up:

has covered the new PM extensively: Andy Westwood鈥檚 research told us what the data on 91直播's success story really shows Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argil茅s looked at how Greater 91直播鈥檚 success demonstrates how devolved governance, long-term institutional collaboration and strategic planning can help overcome the UK鈥檚 regional productivity challenges and a paper by Jun Du, Xiaocan Yuan and Diane Coyle, about 91直播's ability to attract and channel foreign direct investment into productive uses.

President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Duncan Ivison gave an interview to , about the new Prime Minister. Duncan recalls his first chat with Burnham after taking his PVC office, and says that Burnham leant into the city鈥檚 collaborative infrastructure as Mayor. Duncan said that 鈥淚f Andy Burnham becomes prime minister, you鈥檙e going to see someone who can connect with people in that sort of grassroots way.鈥�

Duncan spoke to , in an article about what Burnham will want from UK universities if he was to become PM. Duncan told THE that he believes Burnham will want to 鈥渞eimagine the British state鈥�.

Professor Rob Ford appeared in a article on whether Burnham鈥檚 鈥榗asual style鈥� will be suitable for Downing Street. Prof Ford writes that male politicians have it easier than their female counterparts, as they can always fall back on the ubiquity of the suit.

Prof Ford also commented in , about the revision of the Green Party strategy under Burnham鈥檚 leadership - he suggested that Green Party voters will be swept up by Labour if they can deal with earlier disillusionment.

Professor Charlotte Wildman discussed Burnham鈥檚 popularity with working class voters in the North with , exploring his advocacy for victims of the Hillsborough disasters.

Professor Julie Froud appeared in , discussing Burnham鈥檚 vision of a council housing boom. Prof Froud stated that private sector developers present local councils with several obstacles to such a vision.

Prof Phil McCann spoke to about the transformation of Greater 91直播 under Burnham鈥檚 leadership, the limitations of the role of mayor and what further changes to the devolution settlement he may introduce as PM.

After Burnham became an expert at using his regional identity as a political tool, Dr Tim Oliver wrote a piece for asking whether Burnham will have appeal beyond Greater 91直播 once he becomes PM.

Dr Oliver also spoke to Sweden鈥檚 Sveriges Radio about what kind of Prime Minister Burnham might make, his popularity in Greater 91直播 and his hopes for turning Labour鈥檚 fortunes around.

Dr Nicole Martin appeared on ITV Granada Reports to talk about Burnham鈥檚 potential plans for government, his legacy as Greater 91直播 mayor and the upcoming byelection.

Dr Jack Newman spoke to Hits Radio 91直播 about Burnham鈥檚 plans to devolve power away from Westminster via the opening of 鈥楴umber 10 North鈥�, and what this could mean for 91直播.

Our researchers have also been writing for The Conversation: