Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', will become leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade on a pledge to thwart the rise of the populist Reform UK.

Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', will become leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a…

Britain's ruling Labour party will confirm veteran politician Andy Burnham as its new leader, and the country's next prime minister, at a special conference on Friday. Burnham…