Labour Party/Britain

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FILE PHOTO: Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, arrives for a radio interview on LBC's "Tonight with Andrew Marr", in London, Britain, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

Andy Burnham on track to be British PM as scores of Labour MPs back leadership bid

Burnham appeared on course to be crowned Labour leader unchallenged after the party announced that 322 of its 403 MPs had backed him on the first day of nominations on July 9.

British PM-in-waiting Burnham vows to rebuild ‘hard power’ for a more dangerous world

Andy Burnham said that recent world events had highlighted the need for Britain to strengthen its defence capabilities.

Andy Burnham pledges radical devolution of British govt if he becomes PM

Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, Britain, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Britain’s Reeves says Burnham would provide stability as prime minister

British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said prime minister hopeful Andy Burnham had been clear he was committed to her fiscal rules, which include balancing day-to-day spending with tax revenues and reducing debt as a share of output.

Key Starmer ally Jones rules himself out of contest to be Britain’s next PM

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London on June 23, 2026.

Britain is still counting the cost of Brexit, 10 years after the vote

People demonstrate against Brexit in London on July 2, 2016.

Who is Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next prime minister?

Burnham, famously nicknamed the "King of the North", is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader following his return to Parliament.

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An Iranian woman walking past a mural depicting an Iranian and US negotiation table next to the former US embassy in Tehran.

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With Starmer’s resignation, Britain’s experiment with technocratic centrism is over for now

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on June 22.

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