Andy Burnham in pledge to be 'unashamedly Labour' as he become party leader

The former Greater Manchester mayor, who returned to Westminster last month as Makerfield MP, will be confirmed as Labour leader in a special conference and then enter No 10 on Monday.

Andy Burnham will become Labour leader in the UK on Friday

Andy Burnham will promise to be “unashamedly Labour” when he officially becomes the British party’s leader on Friday before taking over from Keir Starmer as British prime minister next week.

He will say in a speech that his government will have the “courage to fix the big things that politics has neglected” and the “conviction to argue for our plans”.