The next Prime Minister signalled a lurch to the Left, saying Britain had taken a 'series of wrong turns' under Margaret Thatcher that previous Labour governments had failed to undo.

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Andy Burnham is about to become Britain’s 59th prime minister, following the sudden downfall of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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

Andy Burnham has been unveiled as the winner of the bizarre one-candidate contest at an event in London, watched by fawning would-be Cabinet ministers.

The Makerfield MP will hark back to a time before the 'wrong turns' of the 1980s as his 'coronation' at the top of the party concludes.

Former Manchester mayor set to be confirmed as new Labour leader on Friday

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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…

Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party and will become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade of extraordinary political…

The new party leader and de-facto prime minister vowed to take on the 'new Right' at the head of a united leftwing party.

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The former Greater Manchester mayor has been appointed leader of the governing Labour Party.

Andy Burnham has vowed to be a pro-business Prime Minister who will reindustrialise Britain and support the country's small businesses.

Burnham inherits high public debt, elevated borrowing costs and weak growth, while demands on the state continue to rise from defence, net-zero and an ageing population. At the…

Andy Burnham set to become UK prime minister but faces challenges including the cost of living crisis and two wars.

Why not blame Herbert Asquith or Lord Aberdeen? Andy Burnham’s line about reversing ‘40 years of neo-liberalism’ – i.e. since the Thatcher government’s reforms – is beginning to…

Editorial: Andy Burnham’s first speech as Labour leader was a bold blancmange – a throwback to a half-remembered past, and frustratingly vague on policy. We cannot wait much…

"We must recognize that this generation of politicians, myself included, have failed to challenge a political culture and an economic model that simply doesn't work well enough…

Andy Burnham has just one more hurdle to jump before he becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years.

The next Prime Minister signalled a lurch to the Left, saying Britain had taken a 'series of wrong turns' under Margaret Thatcher that previous Labour governments had failed to…