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 poised to become the to be the next prime minister having secured an overwhelming 322 nominations from Labour MPs to succeed Sir Keir Starmer. The total number of nominations leaves only 81 Labour MPs who could potentially nominate an alternative contender, which is the minimum required to secure a place on the ballot. However, established convention dictates that the outgoing leader does not nominate a candidate, meaning there are now insufficient undeclared MPs to support any rival to Mr Burnham.The former Greater Manchester mayor achieved this significant milestone by 5pm on Thursday, the very first day MPs were able to formally endorse a leadership candidate. “As the first day of nominations draws to a close, I am deeply grateful to the 322 Labour MPs who have put their trust in me and nominated me for leader of the Labour Party,” Burnham wrote on X.In fullAndy Burnham latest: Prime minister-in-waiting on the cusp of Labour leadership as 322 MPs back himMore 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
Burnham secures backing of 322 Labour MPs to succeed Starmer as PM
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 poised to become the to be the next prime minister having secured an overwhelming 322 nominations from Labour MPs to succeed Sir Keir Starmer. The total number of nominations leaves only 81 Labour MPs who could potentially nominate an alternative contender, which is the minimum required to secure a place on the ballot. However, established convention dictates that the outgoing leader does not nominate a candidate, meaning there are now insufficient undeclared MPs to support any rival to Mr Burnham.The former Greater Manchester mayor achieved this significant milestone by 5pm on Thursday, the very first day MPs were able to formally endorse a leadership candidate. “As the first day of nominations draws to a close, I am deeply grateful to the 322 Labour MPs who have put their trust in me and nominated me for leader of the Labour Party,” Burnham wrote on X.In fullAndy Burnham latest: Prime minister-in-waiting on the cusp of Labour leadership as 322 MPs back himMore 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
