Who Is Andy Burnham, the man who could be Britain’s next prime minister?
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Andy Burnham will need the support of 80 fellow Labour lawmakers to mount a leadership challenge to the country’s unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Stephen Castle
LONDON – Andy Burnham has twice run unsuccessfully for the leadership of Britain’s governing Labour Party. Now his decisive victory in a special parliamentary election puts him within reach not just of that goal, but of entering Downing Street as prime minister.
A fluent communicator known for his bonhomie and charisma, Burnham has for nine years been mayor of Greater Manchester, where he cultivated an image of optimism, activism and the type of authentic plain speaking characteristic of northern England.
