Burnham left no-one in doubt — he intends to be PM
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has expressed his ambition to become the Prime Minister of the UK. In a recent speech, he outlined his vision for significant changes in governance and criticized the current political trajectory. He emphasized the need for a new approach to address economic disparities and regain public trust in the Labour Party.
- ▪Andy Burnham has not yet been selected as the candidate for the Makerfield by-election.
- ▪During his speech, he called for 'big changes' in how Britain is run and criticized the past 40 years of political decisions.
- ▪Burnham argued that deindustrialisation and austerity have harmed the economy, particularly in the North.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsBurnham left no-one in doubt — he intends to be PMConfident mayor set out his stall as he called for ‘big changes’ in how the UK is run – and slammed Wes Streeting’s call to rejoin the EU Kate Devlin Whitehall Editor Monday 18 May 2026 15:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2978734","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/burnham-labour-pm-starmer-makerfield-brexit-b2978734.html","title":"Burnham left no-one in doubt — he intends to be PM"}}UK 'losing faith' in politics and deserve 'bigger response',…
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