As He Prepares To Become Prime Minister, Is Andy Burnham Labour’s Version Of Boris Johnson?

Andy Burnham is just days away from becoming the next prime minister.

Nominations have opened in the Labour leadership contest, but the former mayor of Greater Manchester’s victory is already a foregone conclusion.

His only possible opponent, former armed forces minister Al Carns, confirmed on Wednesday that he would not be putting his name forward.

That means that he will replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader on July 17, and become prime minister three days later.

The country’s most popular Labour politician, Burnham has been charged with turning his party’s f...