Andy Burnham says his son is trying to get him to support Hibs but he's 'more Celtic'

Andy Burnham has said his son is trying to get him to support Hibs but he is “more Celtic”.

The Prime Minister made the light-hearted comments while talking to Scottish Labour staffers during a visit to Glasgow on Friday.

He was chairing the first National Economic Council for the nations before holding talks with First Minister John Swinney.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and wife Marie France Van Heel celebrate in the stands at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium | PA

The pair talked about plans for further devolution to Scotland and its regional areas.

"Obviously, the Budget this week has made big strides on further devolution in England,” Mr Burnham told reporters.

“We're looking at fiscal devolution to city regions, and I don't want to see Scotland left out in that.”

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Earlier, the Prime Minister chatted to Labour staffers as he recorded social media clips on Glasgow’s Tradeston Bridge.

He was overheard talking to Brian Roy, the former general secretary of Scottish Labour and an adviser to the party’s leader, Michael Marra.

“My son is marrying into a Hibs family so he was up for Hibs-Celtic last week,” Mr Burnham said.

“Was it last week, was it? He was at Easter Road last week, so he’s up and down a lot now.

“He’s trying to get me on this. I’m more Celtic. He’s got me leaning Hibs a bit.”

Mr Burnham has three children, Jimmy, Rosie and Anne-Marie, who are all in their 20s.

Jimmy works as a policy officer for the Royal College of Nursing.

Mr Burnham is a lifelong fan of Premier League side Everton, and was previously a season ticket holder.

A Downing Street spokesperson said Mr Burnham and Mr Swinney had had an “extremely positive” meeting.

“They said it had been a valuable exercise in starting the process of exploring how each government could contribute to regional empowerment, reindustrialisation and achieving good growth in every postcode,” they said.

“They agreed that now there would be a policy sprint led by No10 North, involving officials from both governments, to take this agenda forward.

“Outside that process, the Prime Minister said the UK government would review and respond to a range of issues raised by the First Minister.

“This would not include a second independence referendum in Scotland, which the Prime Minister has repeatedly made clear, is off the table.”