Darren Jones had been touted as a potential challenger to Andy Burnham in a leadership contest. (EPA Images pic) LONDON: Darren Jones, chief secretary to outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and one of his key allies, ruled himself out of any contest to succeed the Labour leader on Wednesda»»»

LONDON – Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and one of his key allies, ruled himself out of any contest to succeed the Labour leader on June 24 and threw his support behind the only candidate, Andy Burnham. “Andy Burnham is going to be the next prime minis»»»

LONDON: Darren Jones, ‌chief secretary to outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and one of his key allies, ruled himself out of any contest to succeed the Labour leader on Wednesday and threw his support behind the only candidate, Andy Burnham. “Andy Burnham is going to be the next prime min»»»

LONDON: Andy Burnham, expected to become Britain’s next prime minister after Keir Starmer resigned, has set out to reassure investors concerned that state spending and debt could rise under his leadership. Burnham would like to see a partial renationalization of the UK’s water and energy industries»»»

This is not the UK’s first leadership transition in government, and it is unlikely to be the last. These events have, however, been rare until recently. In the 80 years since the end of the second world war, there have only been 18 prime ministers. The nineteenth, likely to be Andy Burnham, will be»»»