New Labour leader Burnham vows to renew hope as next UK PM
Andy Burnham pauses as he speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party's new leader and the country's next prime minister, during 'Labour's Special Conference' in central London on July 17, 2026. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / POOL / AFP)
Andy Burnham vowed on July 17 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 U.K. 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.
