London (United Kingdom), 17 July (LaPresse) – Andy Burnham has been officially declared leader of the British Labour Party and will take up the post of Prime Minister on Monday. The centre-left party has announced the result of the leadership contest to replace outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which Burnham was the sole candidate. The announcement was widely expected after Burnham secured the nomination of 379 out of 403 Labour MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday evening. A former mayor of Manchester, Burnham has revealed few details about his political priorities. He will arrive at 10 Downing Street virtually unknown to voters outside Manchester.
United Kingdom: Burnham declared Labour leader; he becomes the new Prime Minister on Monday
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London (United Kingdom), 17 July (LaPresse) – Andy Burnham has been officially declared leader of the British Labour Party and will take up the post of Prime Minister on Monday. The centre-left party has announced the result of the leadership contest to replace outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which Burnham was the sole candidate. The announcement was widely expected after Burnham secured the nomination of 379 out of 403 Labour MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday evening. A former mayor of Manchester, Burnham has revealed few details about his political priorities. He will arrive at 10 Downing Street virtually unknown to voters outside Manchester.
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