Pillows and pots delivered to Downing Street as Andy Burnham prepares to become Britain’s first commuter Prime Minister and split his time between London and Manchester

When Andy Burnham walks through the front door of No10 at Buckingham Palace, kissing the hand of King Charles on Monday morning, he will embark on the task of becoming Britain’s first suburban Prime Minister.

But Mr Burnham’s insistence on splitting his time between London and Manchester has already hit a major roadblock after security experts ruled his family’s home in the North could not be secured without extensive changes.

The Mail on Sunday understands the four-bedroom, semi-detached house was vetoed by Scotland Yard conservation officers because it backed onto a public swimming pool, raising questions about where it would stay for ‘a day or two’ at No10 North.

Preparations for moving into Downing Street with his wife, Marie-France van Heel, and their three children began on Saturday, with staff taking bedding and kitchen supplies into the building.

Mr Burnham said he planned to spend the second half of the week working in the new department, which is likely to be based on a GCHQ site in the region.

The new ministry will have its own ministers, permanent secretary and full-time civil servants, which could be funded by the closure of Liz Kendall’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology.

Mr Burnham is expected to be greeted at the door of Room 10 by Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo when he returns from a visit to Buckingham Palace.

After being applauded over the threshold by staff, he will be taken to the Cabinet Room to meet with his most senior officials. There he will hear a detailed personal security briefing covering potential topics such as the No. 10 terrorist attack.

Among the items delivered were Russell Hobbs cooking pots, which were moved to Downing Street on Saturday.

A senior naval commander will then tell him to write four identical handwritten ‘letters of last resort’ to Trident submarine commanders; These orders will be implemented in the event the Government is destroyed in a nuclear attack.

A shredder will be brought in to destroy existing letters written by Sir Keir Starmer.

Mr Burnham will also have to draw up a shortlist of the most senior aides he would like to join him in the nuclear bunker when the first calls from world leaders come in.

Mr Burnham will travel to his office in the House of Commons at 2pm, where he will call a meeting of the sacked Cabinet Ministers; He will return to No 10 to appoint his successors at 16:00 in full view of the media.

She will also meet the staff who will manage her daily life, the Garden Room Girls and the director of the Prime Minister’s office.

In addition to their own living arrangements, the split of No10 poses a host of practical challenges, from finding enough officials ready to move North to the shocking quality of wireless internet on trains between London and Manchester.

Civil servants have already drawn up a list of staff they can dedicate to the project in the north, ready ‘by Monday morning’.

Mr Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel will move to Downing Street with their children

Both Sir Keir and Rishi Sunak explored the idea of ​​living in family homes while serving as Prime Minister, but were told the demands of the job made this impossible.

Last year, Sir Keir’s house and car were bombed by two men believed to be working on the instructions of the Kremlin.

In 2023, Mr Sunak’s home in Yorkshire was invaded by activists who climbed the walls and covered the area with black banners.

Greenpeace rioters remained on its roof for hours until they came down and were detained by waiting police officers.

The new MP for Makerfield will be the first Prime Minister since Harold Wilson not to live in Downing Street full-time, choosing instead to live near his home in Westminster.

Mr Burnham will also have to introduce rescue dog Axel to Larry the cat, No10’s resident mouse boss; Larry the cat has outlasted six PMs, now at 15 years old.

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