The Reform leader attacked what he said was a 'vacuous' speech by 'chameleon' Mr Burnham as he was elected unopposed to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

Fresh research from London-based Public First shows that voters are skeptical of the Reform UK leader’s decision to trigger a by-election.

The Reform leader attacked what he said was a 'vacuous' speech by 'chameleon' Mr Burnham as he was elected unopposed to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

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

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

The Reform UK leader said ‘nothing will get better’ under Burnham who will become prime minister on Monday

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged…

• Set to replace Starmer on Monday • Vows to halt Reform UK’s rise with Labour revival; says party faces last chance to win back

Having mounted a coup against Sir Keir Starmer, he now proposes to lead a Government with an entirely new set of policies, many of which were not in Labour's 2024 manifesto.