Some 322 of the party's MPs - nearly 80 per cent of Labour's seats in the House of Commons - have nominated Mr Burnham to replace Keir Starmer, it was announced tonight.

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.

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.

Labour MPs today lined up to kiss the feet of their new king and Britain’s inevitable next prime minister, Andy Burnham. Nominations from the Parliamentary Labour party to take…

The former Greater Manchester mayor has received the backing of 322 Labour MPs following the opening of nominations this morning.

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

If Burnham reaches at least 323 nominations then it would no longer be mathematically possible for another challenger to get the 81 signatures required to join the race out of the…

Some 322 of the party's MPs - nearly 80 per cent of Labour's seats in the House of Commons - have nominated Mr Burnham to replace Keir Starmer, it was announced tonight.

Former Manchester mayor to be declared Labour leader on July 17th and prime minister on July 20th

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.

Burnham secured 322 of 403 Labour Party votes at the end of the first day to be in line to become the next party leader following Keir Starmer's exit | World News

Lisa Nandy told the BBC there were 'other options available' to find a £15bn uplift in cash for the Armed Forces. At the same time Mr Burnham vowed to be tougher on Israel when he…

The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

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.

Andy Burnham is set to become the UK's next prime minister. His plans for government remain largely unknown to allies and MPs. Many Labour members express unease about untested…