After being elected leader of the UK’s Labour Party last week, Andy Burnham will move into 10 Downing Street today. He becomes the country’s seventh prime minister in the past decade.
As the MP for Makerfield, Andy served in the UK Government as Secretary of State for Health and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport during Gordon Brown’s time as Prime Minister (2007-2010).
His popularity with UK voters and Labour Party members grew during his nine years as Mayor of Greater Manchester (May 2017 to June 2026) in North West England.
This rise in support helped him replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.
While he was mayor, Andy helped bring Greater Manchester’s bus services back under public control and backed a major shift to zero-emission vehicles, including the roll-out of electric buses. He also linked transport reform to lower emissions and better local air quality.
