In 2015, Andy Burnham, then Member of Parliament for Leigh, stood as a candidate for leadership of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. His candidacy
Murray Burnham (born 7 January 1970) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since
The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by the resignation of Ed Miliband as Leader of the Labour Party on 8 May 2015, following the party's
he intended to resign as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Andy Burnham, a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
the Labour Party. Andy Burnham, who had served as the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026 and previously ran for the Labour leadership in 2010
Having previously run for the national Labour Party leadership in both the 2010 and 2015 contests, Burnham's political future remained a subject of frequent
candidate in the 2015 British Labour Party leadership election, in a successful campaign that made him the leader of the Labour Party. His campaign was announced
resignation on 22 June; he was replaced by Andy Burnham as leader on 17 July, and as Prime Minister on 20 July. Labour's poor results in the local elections
the resignation of Keir Starmer after the 2026 Labour Party leadership election. Following Burnham's appointment as Prime Minister on 20 July 2026, he
Miliband. Andy Burnham, one of the candidates in the leadership election, would be elected leader of the party in 2026. The rules of the Labour Party stated