Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has officially become the new leader of the British Labour Party. He is expected to take over as the UK’s prime minister on Monday, when Sir Keir Starmer will step down after spending two years in the role.

Andy Burnham wanted to take over as Britain’s prime minister on a wave of hope, positive vibes and a promise to end the Labour Party infighting that marred Keir Starmer’s premiership. That optimism is fading before he’s even taken office.

Andy Burnham was elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party Friday, nearly the final step in an improbable takeover of British politics for the Greater Manchester mayor set to assume office as prime minister on Monday.

There is belief in the party that the new leader could put Labour back in the political match, political editor Chris Mason writes.

Communication, political education and succession are the three main pillars of a backbench MP’s bid to become the next deputy leader of the Progressive Labour Party. Lawrence Scott said that an

Britons diagnosed with mild attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety should not qualify for welfare payments, a Labour MP chairing an all-party group on mental health has said.