After being confirmed as Sir Keir Starmer’s replacement at a special conference in London, Andy Burnham will pledge to introduce policies that he believes will boost the economy

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Burnham, who is set to take the job on Friday, will promise to give back control to communities and spread growth

After being confirmed as Sir Keir Starmer’s replacement at a special conference in London, Andy Burnham will pledge to introduce policies that he believes will boost the economy

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As centre-left Labour has an overwhelming majority in parliament, the 56-year-old is set to replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday

Mr Burnham is set to take over as Labour leader on Friday but will have to wait until after the weekend to formally become prime minister

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‘Special conference’ to take place at noon where Burnham will be formally announced as Labour leader

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Burnham is expected to deliver a speech on Friday where he will reportedly pledge to be "unashamedly Labour" and vow that his government will have the "courage to fix the big…