Meet Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next prime minister
Key takeaways
- Now that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, all eyes are on Andy Burnham.
- But just two years later, Starmer found himself under such intense pressure that on Monday, he announced his resignation .
- Outside his official residence in Downing Street 10 in London, he said a successor was to be chosen by the end of Parliament's summer recess in September.
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Now that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, all eyes are on Andy Burnham. The former mayor of Manchester is seen as the favorite to succeed Starmer to lead the United Kingdom.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fs5v Andy Burnham: Running to be the next Labour leader and British prime minister?Image: Peter Byrne/empics/picture alliance Advertisement Back in 2024, the UK's Labour party won a landslide victory, the first win in 14 years. The man who led the party to that triumph? Keir Starmer. But just two years later, Starmer found himself under such intense pressure that on Monday, he announced his resignation .
Outside his official residence in Downing Street 10 in London, he said a successor was to be chosen by the end of Parliament's summer recess in September.