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 enters No10.

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.

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.

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.