Andy Burnham was on Friday elected leader of the Labour party clearing the way for him to become the UK Prime Minister next week following the departure of Keir Starmer. Burnham has risen to leadership on a pledge to thwart the rise ‌of the populist Reform UK and said he would "give hope back"»»»

Andy ​Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', was elected leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final ‌step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade on a pledge to thwart the rise of the populist Reform UK. At a 'special conference' on Friday, Burnham, who earn»»»

Andy Burnham is set to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, replacing Keir Starmer, who resigned last month. (AFP pic) LONDON: Andy Burnham, nicknamed the ‘King of the North’, was elected leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh»»»

LONDON: Andy Burnham, nicknamed the "King of the North", will become leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday (Jul 17), the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade on a pledge to thwart the rise of the populist Reform UK. At a special conference on Friday, Burn»»»

Andy Burnham is sticking to his own upbeat pitch, while the Labour campaign machine is going on the attack against Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. LONDON — Britain’s Labour Party has upped its attacks in the pivotal Makerfield by-election. But its candidate, Andy Burnham, is still playing nice. In the ti»»»

Infighting threatened to engulf the top of the Labour party on Thursday as the Prime Minister and Andy Burnham turned on Sir Tony Blair. The Greater Manchester Mayor and Sir Keir Starmer both rejected the former PM's scathing critique of their policies. In a 1,500-word response, Mr Burnham accused »»»

London: Pressure mounted on Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday when his former deputy Angela Rayner emerged as a potential challenger in a frenzied battle for the leadership. Starmer, who led his Labour party to victory in 2024 elections ending 14 years of Conservative rule, is fighting»»»

LONDON, May 13 - Britain's grand State Opening of Parliament ceremony does not normally feature an elephant. But on Wednesday, there was a large figurative elephant in the room: an imminent leadership challenge that could put Prime Minister Keir Starmer out of a job before the summer and consign hi»»»

At an address to the party faithful in London, Starmer had made an impassioned plea to both his party and voters to stick with him and avoid a leadership contest he said would only bring chaos, promising to be bolder. LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to fight on, describing his government as a “10-year project” despite mounting calls for him to quit after his party’s drubbing in local elections earlier this week. Starmer’s Labour Party suffered the worst local election losses for a governing par»»»

LONDON, May 10 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to fight on and said his government was a “10-year project” despite calls to quit after his party’s ‌drubbing in local elections earlier this week. Starmer’s Labour Party recorded the worst losses of a governing party in local elections in »»»