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Andy Burnham
UK Prime Minister since 20 July 2026; former Greater Manchester Mayor, took office without a members' ballot.
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#14 3 Aug
Appointed Sarwar Minister of State for Trade
UK Local Elections 2026: Scottish Labour opens a contest Sarwar left early#15 2 Aug
Mentioned in: Three run for Scottish Labour leader
UK Local Elections 2026#14 30 Jul
Vacated the mayoralty on entering the Commons and then Downing Street
UK Local Elections 2026: Craig wins Manchester in its first second round#14 27 Jul
A second pollster puts Labour ahead of Reform
UK Local Elections 2026#13 23 Jul
Completed his cabinet, appointing five senior ministers
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham builds a cabinet of his own#13 20 Jul
Pollsters split on the Burnham bounce
UK Local Elections 2026#13 19 Jul
Entered Downing Street in the hours before DSIT was abolished
European Tech Sovereignty: Britain abolishes DSIT, splits its remit three ways#13 16 Jul
Took office four days after the decision landed
UK Local Elections 2026: England loses 96 councils by 2028#12 13 Jul
Secured 349 MP nominations, becoming uncontested Labour leader
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham takes No 10 without a ballot#11 7 Jul
Told Scottish Labour MPs he would not grant a Section 30 order
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham rules out a Scottish vote#12 7 Jul
Councils' body turns on the timetable
UK Local Elections 2026#11 3 Jul
Emerged as the only serious contender for the Labour leadership
UK Local Elections 2026: 81 MPs decide: coronation or ballot#11 29 Jun
Pitched 'No. 10 North' as a second prime ministerial base in Manchester
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham pitches a 'No. 10 North'#11 18 Jun
Won the Makerfield by-election with a 9,231-vote majority
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham storms back to win Makerfield#10 22 May
Polled 43% on named ballot, 14 points ahead of where Labour sits on a generic ballot in Makerfield
UK Local Elections 2026: Right split may hand Burnham Makerfield#9 15 May
Approved as Labour candidate for Makerfield by-election by NEC on 15 May
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour NEC clears Burnham for Makerfield run#8 14 May
Named as prospective Makerfield by-election candidate to qualify for Labour leadership contest
UK Local Elections 2026: Josh Simons quits Makerfield for Burnham#8 14 May
96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#8 12 May
Mentioned in: Eight resign in two days on Starmer
UK Local Elections 2026#8 9 May