Andy Burnham took another significant step towards becoming Britain's next prime minister, netting additional Labour MPs' nominations to give him an unassailable lead in the ruling party's leadership contest.

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While almost 80 per cent of the Parliamentary Labour Party formally nominated Mr Burnham last week, extra endorsements on Monday took him over the line