Former health secretary decides not to run, making Burnham overwhelming favourite to succeed Keir Starmer as soon as July UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting has said he will back Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader, making it highly likely that Burnham, the former Greater M...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/andy-burnham-to-stand-to-become-labour-leader-and-uk-prime-minister)