GB News' Political Editor breaks down this broadcaster's first interview with the new Prime Minister

Now we know what Andy Burnham meant when he said that he was well aware of the issue of "HMO Britain" in his speech to supporters at Ashton Town football club the morning after the Makerfield by-election.

The Prime Minister-to-be was making clear he understood concerns about the proliferation of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) in poor communities like Makerfield, many of which are given over to migrants and asylum seekers being ejected from hotels.

Now he has gone further in his first interview with GB News, making clear that he wants all communities - including those in more affluent parts of the country - to share the burden of finding places to live for asylum seekers and refugees.

Well over 2,000 migrants have arrived since he became PM - and many will be accommodated in HMOs in the UK as they wait to be processed by the system.

The PM's concern is that some parts of the UK - often the poorest - are being required to shoulder more than their fair share.

He told GB News: “I do have to say we cannot have a situation where it's only the poorest communities in the country that receive all of the dispersal of refugees and asylum seekers.

"I do believe all parts of the country need to work, to play there, to play their part. It's a challenging issue."

The main reason to site migrants in HMOs in places like Makerfield, often where homes are comparatively cheaper, will be cost.

But it is not fair on communities who live there and risks driving more supporters to Reform.

Given this, why should more affluent areas not also see more homes given over to migrants and asylum seekers?

A challenging issue requiring a challenging answer from the PM.

Mr Burnham was responding to concerns on GB News from children in the tiny village of Piddington near Bicester who have sent him a series of heartbreaking letters asking him to halt plans to put 1,250 migrants in the hamlet.

Piddington is home to just 250 adults and 46 children, meaning the migrant population could soon be more than double the number of local inhabitants.

In one letter, seen by GB News, a seven-year-old child wrote: "Dear Andy, We like our village because I and my family walk down to my sister’s grave to see her.

"I worry I won’t be able to do that anymore. My family has lived here for over 100 years. I love the playing field in Piddington because I (go) there every week. Thanks Andy."

Responding to the letter, Mr Burnham told GB News: "I have begun to become aware of the campaign from Piddington, and ... I will listen to what people are saying and respond to the concerns that they are putting forward.

"I don't know the issue yet in detail, but in some ways, as I understand it, it is about creating secure space and not have the HMO issues that you were talking about earlier. It's obviously going to be challenging, but I am prepared always to listen to people, to work with people and to pick up legitimate concerns, and I will address those concerns."

He added: "We're working at it, we understand people's concerns, and I will look into the issues raised by the good people of Piddington."

It looks like the message raised by the people of Piddington is already getting through.