Tag: Andy Burnham

• Tuesday, June 23rd 2026 - 05:45 UTC

  What to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham

  

  By Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield (*)
  
  Resigning as UK prime minister and leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer said he accepted, “with good grace”, that the party does not think he is best placed to lead them into the next general election.

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• Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 18:08 UTC

  Burnham sworn in as MP and enters Labour leadership race with a clear path to No 10

  

  The former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, was sworn in on Monday as MP for Makerfield and formally launched his candidacy to lead the Labour Party and, by extension, the British government, hours after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. The backing of his most likely rival, former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, cleared his path and consolidated him as the favorite to succeed Starmer.

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• Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 09:26 UTC

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, clearing the way for Andy Burnham

  

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, a decision that clears the way for the former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to succeed him at the head of the party and the government. Starmer, who announced the move after losing the support of his parliamentary group, will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen.

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• Saturday, June 20th 2026 - 06:30 UTC

  Hot political summer ahead for Britain, Burnham MP intends to challenge PM Starmer

  

  Andy Burnham, Labor’s former Greater Manchester mayor has won with a clear majority in a special election to the British parliament, and is ready to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the party leadership saying he wants “to lay out a new path for Britain“ and Labour needs to ”make life affordable” again.

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• Monday, February 15th 2016 - 07:06 UTC

  US presses UK on renewing its Trident nuclear submarine fleet

  

  Britain must renew its submarine-borne While most lawmakers in Cameron's party support keeping nuclear weapons, Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, is holding a review of the party's policy. if it is to maintain its “outsized” role in world affairs, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in comments published in Washington.

• Monday, September 14th 2015 - 09:42 UTC

  Corbyn names shadow cabinet; appeals to unity including people from centre of the party

  

  Jeremy Corbyn has named John McDonnell shadow chancellor and defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham shadow home secretary. Hilary Benn will be shadow foreign secretary in the new Labor leader's first shadow cabinet. Lord Falconer will be shadow justice secretary, Angela Eagle will be shadow business secretary and Lewisham MP Heidi Alexander will oversee health.