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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Burnham will be next prime minister after 349 MPs back him for Labour leadership

Andy Burnham is now guaranteed to be the only candidate for the Labour leadership (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham will be the next prime minister after receiving an extra 27 nominations from Labour MPs on Monday, taking his total to 349.

The additional nominations, on top of the 322 he received last week, mean it is now impossible for any other candidate to gain the 81 endorsements needed to challenge for the Labour leadership.

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