As centre-left Labour has an overwhelming majority in parliament, the 56-year-old is set to replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday
Britain’s ruling Labour party will confirm veteran politician Andy Burnham as its new leader, and the country’s next prime minister, at a special conference on Friday.
As centre-left Labour has an overwhelming majority in parliament, the 56-year-old is set to replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday, a mere four weeks after he sensationally returned as an MP following a nine-year absence.
Burnham will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, as British lawmakers appear increasingly willing to turn against their own leaders when their party runs into political hot water.
Burnham – nicknamed “King of the North” for winning three successive elections to the Greater Manchester mayoralty – faced no challengers for the Labour leadership.
