Former popular mayor Andy Burnham has a “man of the people” image, but it’s unclear if he has the credentials to succeed as Britain’s next PM.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is poised to challenge Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the country’s premiership on his return to parliament after winning a…

Andy Burnham, the so-called “king of the north”, is widely seen as the answer to the UK Labour Party’s prayers and will need to choose his next move carefully.

His resounding win in Makerfield surely makes a leadership bid inevitable. But, despite his undeniable charisma and a reinvention as a mayoral man of the people, James Kirkup says…

The man likely to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade styles himself as a likeable everyman with his finger on the pulse.

The man likely to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade styles himself as a likeable everyman with his finger on the pulse.

Andy Burnham's rise signals voters want delivery over rhetoric

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The ‘king of the north’ who was mayor of Manchester believes he has the recipe to revitalise the Labour Party, British politics and the UK itself.

The ‘king of the north’ who was mayor of Manchester believes he has the recipe to revitalise the Labour Party, British politics and the UK itself.

The former New Labour minister has previously contested the leadership twice. Nicole Wootton-Cane looks at the life and career of the Greater Manchester mayor, who hopes to be…

His pitch centres on reconnecting Labour with voters amid rising populist sentiment

Expected successor to Keir Starmer has promised to understand voters outside London and those who feel unheard

Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham seems poised to succeed Keir Starmer after the UK prime minister announced his resignation on Monday, and is widely considered the…

A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham is poised to become Sir Keir Starmer's successor. Here's what that could look like.

Former popular mayor Andy Burnham has a “man of the people” image, but it’s unclear if he has the credentials to succeed as Britain’s next PM.

By Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield (*)<br /> <br /> Resigning as UK prime minister and leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer said he accepted, “with good grace”, that…

Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the former Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.

Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the former Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.

Andy Burnham, the beloved “King of the North,” is on the verge of becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation. Discover how this plain-speaking…

Burnham was a popular mayor of Greater Manchester, overseeing a period of rapid regeneration for the city in northern England.