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 has formally nominated himself to become the next leader of the Labour Party, announcing his candidacy in a video posted on social media. He currently stands as the sole declared candidate in the race to succeed Sir Keir Starmer. Burnham alluded to his previous attempts at the party's top job, stating "hopefully third time lucky". The nomination process for the Parliamentary Labour Party opened on Thursday morning, with MPs arriving to make their selections. While Burnham is the only known contender, some parliamentarians light-heartedly suggested nominating satirical candidate Count Binface. In fullAndy Burnham makes ‘third time lucky’ joke as he nominates himself to be Labour leaderMore bulletinsThank 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
Andy Burnham takes major step towards becoming next prime minister – what we know
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 has formally nominated himself to become the next leader of the Labour Party, announcing his candidacy in a video posted on social media. He currently stands as the sole declared candidate in the race to succeed Sir Keir Starmer. Burnham alluded to his previous attempts at the party's top job, stating "hopefully third time lucky". The nomination process for the Parliamentary Labour Party opened on Thursday morning, with MPs arriving to make their selections. While Burnham is the only known contender, some parliamentarians light-heartedly suggested nominating satirical candidate Count Binface. In fullAndy Burnham makes ‘third time lucky’ joke as he nominates himself to be Labour leaderMore bulletinsThank 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
