In the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of the ruling Labour Party on the path to becoming the country’s new prime minister, the party reported on Friday, writes UNN.<\/p>\n
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Andy Burnham, as CNN notes,\u00a0will become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade of extraordinary political instability, succeeding Keir Starmer on Monday.<\/p>\n
As The Guardian notes, Andy Burnham declared his readiness to “defeat the new right of Britain” with a fresh, unified approach, becoming the leader of the Labour Party before assuming the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Monday.<\/p>\n
The former mayor of Greater Manchester secured overwhelming support from MPs, trade unions, and party branches, making him the sole candidate to replace Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n
At a special party conference at the TUC headquarters in London on Friday, Shabana Mahmood, the leader of the race for the position of chancellor, who also chairs the party’s ruling executive committee, declared Burnham the leader.<\/p>\n
Addressing a hall of senior politicians and Labour Party supporters, Burnham said the country “craves new politics.” But he also warned that this is “the Labour Party’s last chance for change,” and the party must do it together, as a united movement.<\/p>\n
“This is a proud moment you have given me and my family, and an emotional one,” he said. “This is a moment I am ready for \u2014 ready to lead and to build on the foundation laid by one person more than any other. Under Keir Starmer’s leadership, we went from our worst defeat to one of the best victories in history.”<\/p>\n
He said the Labour Party is now united, “and we put the strength that comes from that unity at the service of the people and places that have waited too long for politics to bring them hope again.”<\/p>\n
Despite his praise for Starmer, Burnham, it was noted, tried to draw a line under the past, asking whether “the Labour Party was good enough,” and promising to “do better.”<\/p>\n