Andy Burnham has secured a decisive victory in the Labour leadership race, paving the way for the former Greater Manchester mayor to replace Keir Starmer and become the United Kingdom's next prime minister.
The leadership contest effectively ended on 13 July after Burnham secured overwhelming backing from Labour MPs, making it impossible for any rival candidate to gather enough nominations to mount a serious challenge. Burnham received support from 349 Labour MPs, comfortably surpassing the threshold required to enter the race and establishing himself as the clear successor to Starmer.
