Andy Burnham has won on his third attempt to be Labour’s leader. In a wide-ranging speech to Labour MPs at a special conference in London, a jubilant Burnham pledged to “bring back hope” and promised to be a leader for all nations of the UK. But it has taken him well over a decade to get here. In 2»»»

Andy Burnham set to become UK prime minister but faces challenges including the cost of living crisis and two wars. Andy Burnham, a left-leaning former mayor of Manchester, has been elected leader of the United Kingdom’s governing Labour Party, putting him in line to become prime minister in the co»»»

Andy Burnham has won on his third attempt to be Labour’s leader. In 2010, as a rising star associated with the Blairite wing, he made his first bid for the leadership. In truth, he had little prospect of success: he was merely placing a marker. Five years later, he stood again but could do little t»»»