Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham is expected to become the next Labour leader on 17 July, according to the timetable released by the party's National Executive Committee. Nominations for the Parliamentary Labour Party will open on Thursday, 9 July, with hustings for MPs and peers scheduled for Monday, 13 July. Labour affiliates, including trade unions and socialist societies, will submit their candidate nominations between 15 and 16 July. If only one candidate secures the required nominations, they will be confirmed as leader at a special conference on Friday, 17 July. Should multiple candidates emerge, local Labour branches will nominate between 20 and 31 July, followed by a member ballot from 6 to 27 August, with the result announced on 29 August. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Date set for when Andy Burnham is likely to become prime minister
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham is expected to become the next Labour leader on 17 July, according to the timetable released by the party's National Executive Committee. Nominations for the Parliamentary Labour Party will open on Thursday, 9 July, with hustings for MPs and peers scheduled for Monday, 13 July. Labour affiliates, including trade unions and socialist societies, will submit their candidate nominations between 15 and 16 July. If only one candidate secures the required nominations, they will be confirmed as leader at a special conference on Friday, 17 July. Should multiple candidates emerge, local Labour branches will nominate between 20 and 31 July, followed by a member ballot from 6 to 27 August, with the result announced on 29 August. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
