Labour Party's Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Andy Burnham is guaranteed to be the next prime minister after 322 Labour MPs nominated him to take over from Keir Starmer.
The huge level of support means that only 81 Labour MPs have not nominated him so far, the minimum needed to get on to the leadership ballot.
But as Starmer is not expected to nominate anyone, it is impossible for anyone else to get the level of support required to mount a challenge.
Burnham will therefore become Labour leader unopposed on July 17, and prime minister on July 20.
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