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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Matt Watts,Megan Howe and Nicholas Cecil

Andy Burnham on brink of becoming Prime Minister as London MPs give overwhelming backing

Andy Burnham is almost certain to be the next Prime Minister after 322 Labour MPs nominated him to become party leader, including a vast number from London.

MPs started nominating their preferred candidate to replace Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday, and no other candidate has yet stood against the former Greater Manchester mayor.

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