Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham has formally nominated himself to become the next leader of the Labour Party, announcing his candidacy in a video posted on social media. He currently stands as the sole declared candidate in the race to succeed Sir Keir Starmer. Burnham alluded to his previous attempts at the party's top job, stating "hopefully third time lucky". The nomination process for the Parliamentary Labour Party opened on Thursday morning, with MPs arriving to make their selections. While Burnham is the only known contender, some parliamentarians light-heartedly suggested nominating satirical candidate Count Binface. In fullAndy Burnham makes ‘third time lucky’ joke as he nominates himself to be Labour leaderMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Nominations have opened in a Labour Party election to replace Keir Starmer as Britain's prime minister.

Veteran politician Andy Burnham will take another step towards becoming the UK's next prime minister when nominations to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader formally open on…

Veteran politician Andy Burnham will need to show that he has the support of 81 of Labour's 402 MPs to become a formal candidate.

Burnham is highly likely to be announced as the new Labour leader July 17, and to become prime minister after a meeting with King Charles III on July 20.

Veteran politician Andy Burnham took another step towards becoming the U.K.'s next prime minister on July 9 as nominations to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader formally opened.

Andy Burnham has nominated himself to replace Keir Starmer as Labour Leader

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The former Mayor of Greater Manchester and new member of Parliament for Makerfield remains the sole candidate in the race to succeed Keir Starmer. | World News

"It is all starting to feel very real," Burnham said in a social media video posted shortly after the process opened on Thursday morning.

Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain's next prime minister after securing overwhelming backing from Labour MPs to replace Keir Starmer as party leader.

LONDON: Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain’s next prime minister after an overwhelming show of support from Labour lawmakers left him all but certain to replace…

Andy Burnham nears Labour leadership and prime ministership after receiving overwhelming support from MPs, with nominations closing soon.