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 Keir Starmer. Burnham said he had received nominations from 322 out of the 403 Labour members of parliament on the first day of nominations on Thursday, leaving him one short of ensuring he can be the only candidate. “It’s all starting to feel very real,” Burnham said in a short video clip announcing he had nominated himself. The nominations for the Labour leadership close next Thursday.

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…