Andy Burnham smiling and walking out of number 10 Downing street with a red book under his arm Image source, Getty Images
ByNick Eardley, Political correspondent, Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent and Matt Chorley, Presenter, BBC 5 Live
  • Published11 minutes ago

Wander through Parliament at the moment, and there is one issue many MPs want to discuss: is there going to be an early general election?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has nearly three years to go before he has to call an election and he has repeatedly and categorically ruled out going to the country early.

But the discussion persists - and many think it is a real possibility.