# Former Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, who is poised to succeed Keir Starmer as the leader of the Labour Party and the UK prime minister, was sworn in as a member of Parliament yesterday. Starmer has resigned as prime minister less than two years after a historic election victory, but will stay on until his successor is in place. Burnham has confirmed that he would stand to replace Starmer, with backing from former Health Secretary Wes Streeting. He says political change should never distract from the responsibility to improve people’s lives.
Andy Burnham sworn in as a new MP, as he is likely to become the UK’s new prime minister