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Andy Burnham is on stage after he was announced as the new leader of the Labour Party on July 17, at the Trades Union Congress in London. Burnham, a member of Parliament for Makerfield, England, ran unopposed to succeed Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation in June, setting Burnham on course to become the United Kingdom's new prime minister.
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On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.
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