Burnham, who oozes a desperate desire to be liked, will lead a government focused on good vibes and the fantasy of a mythical paradise lost

‘Manchesterism’ underpins the veteran politician’s plan for Britain. Here’s what Burnham says he would do as PM

Andy Burnham vowed Friday to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labour party’s new leader, set to be the next UK prime minister.

The ex-Manchester mayor will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade when he takes office on Monday.

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…

As Andy Burnham prepares to take office, promising radical change and looking to move power out of London, Dan Haygarth and Jemma Robinson ask people in the capital about the…

Like Brown, Burnham will enjoy something of a honeymoon - if only because he is not his predecessor.

Andy Burnham faces a daunting in-tray as Britain’s new prime minister, from a slowing economy and strained services to volatile global crises and US ties.

Anne McElvoy: Can the new Prime Minister resist Labour's oldest temptation?

The hopes of British Labour Party members and supporters are mixed following the end of outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s era. While realists are holding back from…

Kevin Maguire says new Labour Party leader Andy Burnham needs to be "bold and radical" as a prime minister, challenging "everyone and everything that has gone wrong"

The United Kingdom's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London after taking office on Monday. [Isabel Infantes / REUTERS]

The United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, began shaping his government with a cabinet reshuffle and a series of socially oriented announcements, hours after…

Burnham, who oozes a desperate desire to be liked, will lead a government focused on good vibes and the fantasy of a mythical paradise lost

Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister, pledging economic growth, devolution and cost-of-living relief after Keir Starmer’s resignation.Burnham inherits weak growth, high...

As Andy Burnham prepares to take office today, promising radical change and looking to move power out of London, Dan Haygarth and Jemma Robinson ask people in the capital about…

Andy Burnham promises unity and tangible improvements as he steps into the UK premiership amid pressing challenges and cabinet uncertainties.

With a populist touch, and a focus on affordability and raising up left-behind communities, Britain’s new Prime Minister has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani.

The prospect of Burnham, considered more left-leaning than Starmer, replacing the incumbent prime minister sent jitters through bond markets earlier this year.

Andy Burnham, who will become Britain's 7th prime minister in a decade, will try to bring to the UK the successful economic model he implemented as head of Manchester, with annual…

Burnham appears to herald break from neoliberalism as he takes over from Keir Starmer