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UK Labour party to crown 'King of the North' Burnham as leader and next PM

Labour MPs hope the more relaxed Andy Burnham (centre) can communicate with the public better than his precedessor Keir Starmer.
Labour MPs hope the more relaxed Andy Burnham (centre) can communicate with the public better than his precedessor Keir Starmer. AFP - OLI SCARFF

The United Kingdom's ruling Labour party will confirm veteran politician Andy Burnham as its new leader, and the country's next prime minister, at a special conference on Friday. He becomes the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade, replacing Keir Starmer.

With centre-left Labour holding an overwhelming majority in parliament, the 56-year-old is set to replace Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday – just four weeks after he sensationally returned as an MP following a nine-year absence.

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