What’s next as Andy Burnham takes over as UK’s next prime minister? | Elections News | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Trending UK's next prime minister: Burnham begins to set out policies for new government Andy Burnham, nicknamed the “King of the North”, will become the UK’s next prime minister on Monday after winning the Labour leadership following Keir Starmer’s resignation. Burnham left Westminster nearly a decade ago to become mayor of Greater Manchester and he returned to Parliament only weeks ago before securing the Labour leadership. He will become the 59th prime minister and the seventh to occupy Number 10 in the past decade. list 1 of 2Starmer bids MPs goodbye as British PM and pledges to support his successor list 2 of 2Burnham confirmed as leader of UK’s governing Labour Party, headed for PM Burnham, 56, previously served in several Labour governments before leaving Westminster in 2017 to become the mayor of Greater Manchester.
Published: July 20, 2026 3:26 am
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