\n He is also expected to begin the appointment of his Cabinet.\n<\/p>\n
\n READ MORE: Deception on Keir Starmer\u2019s legacy does Labour no favours<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Starmer’s resignation<\/a>, which came just four days after Burnham won his Westminster seat in the Makerfield by-election,<\/a> triggered what ended up being a one-candidate leadership contest, with 379 Labour MPs nominating him to become the new party leader \u2013 and, ultimately, the new PM.\n<\/p>\n \n Previously, Starmer’s former health secretary Wes Streeting<\/a> and former armed forces minister Al Carns<\/a> had set out plans to run in any contest, but eventually backed down to support Burnham’s bid.\n<\/p>\n \n According to the BBC<\/a>, Burnham is set to lay out his plans for his tenure in a speech at Downing Street today.\n<\/p>\n \n \n He is expected to describe the start of his leadership as one of “reflection and resolution”, saying Britain must be honest about the challenges it faces while demonstrating that it can once again be recognised around the world for effective government.\n<\/p>\n \n Setting out his domestic priorities, Burnham will argue that political stability must deliver tangible improvements in people’s lives, with a commitment to giving people more breathing room.\n<\/p>\n \n He has recently been urged by the Greens to make his stance on new North Sea<\/a> drilling clear, as the latest rhetoric from US president Donald Trump seeks to pile pressure on him to increase production.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n READ MORE: Trump says Scots ‘dancing in streets’ over claims Burnham backs North Sea drilling<\/a>\n<\/p>\nFormer mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham outside his house in Warrington, Cheshire. (Image: Peter Byrne)\n<\/p>\n