Andy Burnham Emerges as Labour’s Clear Leadership Favourite as Senior Party Figures Back a Swift Transition and Reject Calls for an Internal Battle

Tdpelmedia | 29-06-2026 01:37am |

Momentum is rapidly building behind Andy Burnham to become the next leader of the Labour Party, with senior party figures indicating there is little appetite for a contested leadership race following Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation. Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell and Housing Secretary Steve Reed both suggested the party is moving toward unifying behind the

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