Jul 18, 2026 – 6.09amLondon | Britain’s prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has given a shout out to the Australian-born MP who kicked off the Labour’s leadership crisis that paved the way for him to grab power.Burnham on Friday cleared the penultimate hurdle on the path to 10 Downing St, being elected Labour leader as anticipated. On Monday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer will officially tender his resignation to King Charles III and tell the monarch to summon Burnham and commission him as PM.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Burnham’s nod to Aussie MP who helped make him leader
Andy Burnham has just one more hurdle to jump before he becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years.
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