LONDON: Andy Burnham vowed Friday to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labour party’s new leader, set to be the next UK prime minister.
“People and places … have been waiting too long for politics to let them hope again ... We’re going to give them hope back,” he vowed at a special party conference.
“I am for us, for all of us,” he told cheering delegates.
Burnham takes over from Keir Starmer, who resigned last month as premier after months of political turmoil, scandal and missteps.
Center-left Labour retains an overwhelming majority in parliament after the 2024 elections, so the leader of the largest party becomes the country’s prime minister, without new polls being held.
